The Sources of Nicaea 325 and their Interpretation. Selected Issues

Abstract

The study of a historical event such as the Synod of Nicaea is directly related to the sources and their interpretation. Therefore, this article is divided into two parts. The first deals with ancient sources, their transmission, nature, scientific edition, and chronology.1The second part tackles some topics related to the interpretation of the sources. These issues do not aspire to exhaustiveness. They represent selected nodal aspects of the interpretation of the sources related to Nicaea. Finally, I propose two more general considerations related to hermeneutics that, in my view, need further academic attention.