Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This episode, we're going after the Trinity. Where did the concept of a triune God come from? Is it in the Bible? If not, is it at least the best solution to the problem it was trying to solve? How did the idea become canon? Are we finally going to talk about something that actually happened at the Council of Nicaea?
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Chapters:
0:00 Hypostatic Union and Opening Teaser
0:36 Intro — Why the Trinity Is a Powder Keg
1:04 What Is the Trinity (and Is It in the Bible?)
1:29 Development of the Doctrine (2nd–5th Centuries)
1:42 The Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and Arius
2:33 Consubstantiality and the Nicene Creed
3:11 Greek Philosophy and Christian Apologetics
4:45 The Holy Spirit and Early Debates
6:05 One God Rhetoric vs. Subordination
8:10 Constantine and Imperial Enforcement
11:31 The Council of Chalcedon and the Hypostatic Union
12:53 Figurative Language vs. Doctrinal Literalism
14:01 Institutional Power and Boundary-Making
16:33 Why the Trinity Didn’t Exist in the New Testament
19:06 Creation ex Nihilo and Greek Criticism
20:53 Trinity Metaphors (and Heresies)
21:52 Outro and Patreon
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This episode, we're going after the Trinity. Where did the concept of a triune God come from? Is it in the Bible? If not, is it at least the best solution to the problem it was trying to solve? How did the idea become canon? Are we finally going to talk about something that actually happened at the Council of Nicaea?
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For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and the opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at:
patreon.com/DataOverDogma
Follow us on the various social media places:
facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod
twitter.com/data_over_dogma
Have you ordered Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book The Bible Says So yet???
Buy at this link: static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466
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Chapters:
0:00 Hypostatic Union and Opening Teaser
0:36 Intro — Why the Trinity Is a Powder Keg
1:04 What Is the Trinity (and Is It in the Bible?)
1:29 Development of the Doctrine (2nd–5th Centuries)
1:42 The Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and Arius
2:33 Consubstantiality and the Nicene Creed
3:11 Greek Philosophy and Christian Apologetics
4:45 The Holy Spirit and Early Debates
6:05 One God Rhetoric vs. Subordination
8:10 Constantine and Imperial Enforcement
11:31 The Council of Chalcedon and the Hypostatic Union
12:53 Figurative Language vs. Doctrinal Literalism
14:01 Institutional Power and Boundary-Making
16:33 Why the Trinity Didn’t Exist in the New Testament
19:06 Creation ex Nihilo and Greek Criticism
20:53 Trinity Metaphors (and Heresies)
21:52 Outro and Patreon
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#podcast #oldtestament #bible #biblestudy #biblestories #biblereading #bibleteaching #religion #Jesus #jesuschrist #god #adonai #athiest #athiesm #faith #faithjourney #podcasting #podcastclips #podcastlife #podcasters #podcastshow #skeptic #skepticism #judaism #hebrew #hebrewbible #christianbible #christianity #newtestament #christian #christianity #christianityexplained #holybible #doubt #believe #believer #belief #utah #saltlakecity #lds #mormon #scholar #middleeast #israel #religious #church #trinity
