Early Christians struggled to define the nature of Jesus from "summary" of A History of God by Karen Armstrong
In the first centuries of the Common Era, Christians found themselves grappling with a theological dilemma that would eventually lead to bitter disputes and schisms within the Church. At the heart of the matter was the nature of Jesus Christ: was he divine, human, or both? The early Christians had inherited a rich tradition of Jewish monotheism, which taught that there was only one God, and any suggestion of a divine man was deeply troubling.
As the followers of Jesus reflected on his life and teachings, they began to see him not just as a prophet or a teacher, but as the very incarnation of God. This radical idea posed a challenge to their traditional understanding of monotheism, and they struggled to find a way to reconcile the two. Some believed that Jesus was a purely divine being who only appeared to be human, while others insisted that he was fully human as well as fully divine.
This debate came to a head in the fourth century, when the Roman emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and called the first ecumenical council at Nicea in 325 CE. The...
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