107. "'Consubstantial' (homoousios) had been introduced to Christian theology by Gnostics who believed that the heavenly powers shared in the divine fullness. .... Its use in the Creed of Nicaea must have resulted largely from Constantine's intimidation or overawing persuasion." - pp. 159-160, Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity, 1977.
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