Your assignment is to write an essay (approximately 4 pages) that analyzes one of the Christological heresies of the 1st-5thcenturies. This paper should consist of an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should offer a main idea(s) that become(s) the paper's connecting thread. The body should be a development of the idea(s) introduced. The conclusion should offer a concise, final thought on the idea(s) addressed throughout the paper.
Select only one of the following heresies:
- Arianism
- Apollinarianism
- Docetism
- Nestorianism
- Adoptionism
- Monophysitism
- Monothelitism
- Sabellianism
Address the following points:
- What does this heresy teach, and who/what group of people initially taught it?
- Make a brief argument that this heresy should indeed be considered a heresy (that it runs contrary to Christianity's understanding of Jesus, God, and salvation)
- Make a brief argument that this heresy should have been accepted as a traditional Christian position.
- Which argument do you think is stronger? Why?