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Myths about the Council of Nicaea

There is a myth that certain nefarious things occurred at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. One of these is that the four gospels of the New Testament were chosen and other gospels rejected at this council. The original source of this myth is a fictitious pseudo-historical account of early Church councils known as the Synodicon Vetus written in 887 AD. The French philosopher Voltaire popularized this false account in the 18th century, and Christian radical Robert Taylor revived it in the 19th. Though fully debunked, this trope goes on being popular today. 

The canon was decided by popular use over time. The first time the subject of the canon was brought up at an ecumenical council was at the Council of Trent in the 16th century.

Here are ten articles debunking popular misconceptions about the Council of Nicaea. 

1. https://textandcanon.org/the-council-of-nicea-and-the-biblical-canon/

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea#Misconceptions

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_conspiracy_theory

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3uGKp23m_g

5. https://www.christian-history.org/nicea-myths.html

6. https://carm.org/doctrine-and-theology/myths-about-the-council-of-nicea/

7. https://thebible.evangel.site/did-constantine-corrupt-the-bible/

8. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/nicaea-canon/

9. https://historyforatheists.com/2017/05/the-great-myths-4-constantine-nicaea-and-the-bible/

10. https://www.badancient.com/claims/date-christmas-nicaea/

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T3HUW2ZYj4 


Also, see this explanation from ChatGPT on the misconception that Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code, that so many people bring up, was the source of this myth. Download here.


The Council of Nicaea, 325 AD




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