Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum"
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Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" is an early Christian theological treatise refuting the modalist teachings of Noetus of Smyrna and defending a distinct understanding of the persons of the Trinity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" canonical | 2 |
| Hippolytus, Refutation of All Heresies | 1 |
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Target entity: Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" Context triple: [Noetus of Smyrna, mentionedIn, Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum"]
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Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
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De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" Target entity description: Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" is an early Christian theological treatise refuting the modalist teachings of Noetus of Smyrna and defending a distinct understanding of the persons of the Trinity.
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A.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
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B.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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C.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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D.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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E.
Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-heretical treatise
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early Christian theological treatise ⓘ patristic work ⓘ |
| affirms |
one God in three distinct persons
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suffering of Christ distinct from the Father ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Adversus Noetum
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Against Noetus ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 200–230 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hippolytus’ anti-heretical corpus ⓘ |
| author |
Hippolytus of Rome
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linked to:
Saint Hippolytus
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| citedBy | later patristic authors discussing modalism ⓘ |
| criticizes | identification of Father and Son as one person ⓘ |
| defends |
distinction of persons in the Trinity
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pre-existence of the Logos ⓘ real distinction between Father and Son ⓘ |
| doctrinalStance | opposes Patripassianism ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalContext | Roman church ⓘ |
| genre |
dogmatic theology
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polemical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early witness to anti-modalist Trinitarian theology
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source for the teaching of Noetus of Smyrna ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Johannine theology
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linked to:
Johannine literature
earlier anti-modalist tradition ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Noetus of Smyrna ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| refutes |
Sabellian-type Christology
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modalism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Refutation of All Heresies
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linked to:
Against Heresies
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
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Trinity ⓘ heresy refutation ⓘ |
| theologicalCurrent | proto-orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | subordinationist Logos theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| tradition | Latin West reception through translations and citations ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition of Hippolytus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical studies of Trinitarian doctrine
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patristic theology research ⓘ |
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linked to: Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum"