A minor quibble about a response to: Chaismus: Greek, Latin, Hebrew
Jeffrey Gibson (jgibson@acfsysv.roosevelt.edu)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 17:00:20 -0600 (CST)
On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Michael A. Ferrando wrote:
> > Anyone who would like to read an excellent monograph on Quicunque
> > (Athanasian Creed) should get their hands on "The Athanasian Creed", by
> > J.N.D. Kelly, Harper and Row, 1964.
>
> Formunites:
> I did read this work,
> (the English text that is)
> and it surprised me that
> when I received the book
> from the stacks here at
> the Library of Congress
> that it was not about
> the Nicean Creed of 325 AD,
> but another.
>
> And further, now that my
> ignorance was enlightened
> since it was this creed
> that so many deists struggled
> with in the latter part of
> the 17th Century (notably
> Isaac Newton who was able
> to continue his chair at
> Oxford without taking the
> vows affirming the creed)
> was infact as termed by one
> theologian. Neither.
A minor quibble, and having nothing to do with Greek. But for accuracy's
sake, please note that Newton was NOT at Oxford, either as a student or a
don; rather, he was at The Other Place.
J.N.D. Kelly, however, was an Oxford man (and perhaps still is -- anyone
know if Kelly is still alive?)
Jeffrey Gibson
jgibson@acfsysv.roosevelt.edu