Adoptionism, sometimes called dynamic monarchianism, is a nontrinitarian theological doctrine which holds that Jesus was adopted as the Son of God at his baptism, his resurrection, or his ascension. According to Epiphanius’s account of the Ebionites, the group believed that Jesus was chosen on account of his sinless devotion to the will of God.
Adoptionism was declared heresy at the end of the 2nd century and was rejected by the Synods of Antioch and the First Council of Nicaea, which defined the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity and identified the man Jesus with the eternally begotten Son or Word of God in the Nicene Creed.
Bart D. Ehrman suggests inThe Orthodox Corruption of the Scripture that Adoptionist theology may date back almost to the time of Jesus.
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Keywords: Adoptionism, dynamic monarchianism, monarchianism, manarchianist, Christologies, Christology, Trinity, Nicene, Nicene Creed, Arian, Arianism, Socinian, Socinianism, Jesus preexisted, Jesus pre-existed, Pre-existence of Jesus, Preexistence of Jesus, Christ preexisted, Christ pre-existed, Pre-existence of Christ, Preexistence of Christ, Ebionite, This day I have begotten thee
Bible reference(s): Psalms 2:7, Acts 2:36, Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, Hebrews 5:5
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