The Thalia or “Banquet” was Arius’s most extensive theological work. It was cast in poetic style, and was meant to make his teachings accessible to a wide audience. It survives only in …

“Arius, The Thalia of - Greek Text with English translation” From Athanaius, Adversus Arianos Oratio Prima, 1. 5 and De Synodis, 15. The theology of Arius, set in verse.

In the Thalia, Arius says that God's first thought was the creation of the Son, before all ages, therefore time started with the creation of the Logos or Word in Heaven (lines 1–9, 30–32). …

Extracts from the Thalia of Arius. Arius Maintains that God Became a Father, and the Son was not Always; the Son Out of Nothing; once He Select Works and Letters or Athanasius — Athanasius

Jun 7, 2024 · Thalia (The Banquet) The “Thalia” is perhaps the most famous work attributed to Arius. It was written in a poetic and rhythmic style, making it accessible and memorable for …

Jan 20, 2015 · Thalia. Arius also wrote a poem titled Thalia, though it is uncertain when the poem was written, or even if what we have is an authentic copy of the text. (All we have is provided …

Arius and the Council of Nicaea. In the year 318, a priest of Libya named Arius began to preach a false doctrine about the Son of God. He denied that the Son is God in the same sense that the …

A large number of complete Greek texts (all those in Migne and this one in Bright) and translations of Athanasius (where available online) can also be accessed through the website and seen …

Sep 10, 2024 · Arius was a Catholic priest from Cyrenaica, a part of modern-day Libya in mid-200s CE. While little is known of his personal history, his greatest impact was in one of the …

“The Thalia is Arius' only known theological work” (RH, 10) but “we do not possess a single complete and continuous text” (RW, 62). We only have extracts from it in the writings of Arius’ …