How old are Christian creeds and why were they created? Dr. Holcolmb: The Apostles’ Creed was developed around 140, the Nicene Creed was written in 325, and the Athanasian Creed was created in the later 400s to early 500s. Creeds were initially used in baptism, during which the...
Here we will look specifically at the creed that came out of the Councils of Nicea and Constantinople and how the Christian understanding of the Trinity developed and was articulated in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed. The earliest creeds developed out of the baptismal liturgy. As is still ...