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The '''Apostles' Creed''' is a statement of Christian belief, used by both Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches. It reflects beliefs that were affirmed officially in the [[Nicene Creed]] by the entire Church. In its present form, it dates to about the eighth century.<ref name="LBD">'Elliot Ritzema and John D. Barry, “Apostles’ Creed,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).</ref> | The '''Apostles' Creed''' is a statement of Christian belief, used by both Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches. It reflects beliefs that were affirmed officially in the [[Nicene Creed]] by the entire Church. In its present form, it dates to about the eighth century.<ref name="LBD">'Elliot Ritzema and John D. Barry, “Apostles’ Creed,” ed. John D. Barry et al., The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).</ref> | ||
===History=== | ===History === | ||
====The Old Roman Creed==== | ====The Old Roman Creed==== | ||
An early iteration of the '''Apostles' Creed''', called the ''Old Roman Creed'', was used as early as the second century. The earliest written form of the ''Old Roman Creed'' is in a letter that Marcellus of Ancyra wrote to Julius, Bishop of Rome in about 341 AD. The Text of the ''Old Roman Creed'' is as follows, with the last phrase in brackets included by some and omitted by others.<ref name="LBD"></ref> | An early iteration of the '''Apostles' Creed''', called the ''Old Roman Creed'', was used as early as the second century. The earliest written form of the ''Old Roman Creed'' is in a letter that Marcellus of Ancyra wrote to Julius, Bishop of Rome in about 341 AD. The Text of the ''Old Roman Creed'' is as follows, with the last phrase in brackets included by some and omitted by others.<ref name="LBD"></ref> | ||