Talk:Apostles' Creed

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Gomarus: I think you first asserted that the Apostle's Creed is newer that the Nicene. My brief research seems to suggest the opposite (see James Orr [1] for example). Should we extend the discussion? Mike Mrd 13:33, 15 May 2006 (PDT)

Mike, I don't remember asserting an age for the Apostle's Creed. However, Schaff in his Creeds of Christendom Vol. 1, makes reference to "difference between the original Roman creed, as given by Rufinus in Latin (about A.D. 390), and by Marcellus in Greek (A.D. 336–341), and the received form of the Apostles' Creed, which came into general use in the seventh or eighth century." Schaff admits that the creed gradually grew out of the confession of Peter, Matt. xvi. 16, which furnished its nucleus, and out of an early baptismal formula, which determined the trinitarian order and arrangement, but also notes that it cannot be traced to a specific author or a specific date. So, I would suggest it is proper to say that the Apostle's Creed in its current form is newer than the Nicene creed, although I don't recall asserting it. Feel free to revise the article wording as you see fit.  :-) Gomarus 15:19, 15 May 2006 (PDT).