Old Roman Symbol

The Old Roman Symbol (Latin: vetus symbolum romanum), or Old Roman Creed, is an earlier and shorter version of the Apostles’ Creed.[1] It was based on the 2nd-century Rule of Faith and the interrogatory declaration of faith for those receiving Baptism (3rd century or earlier),[1] which by the 4th century was everywhere tripartite in structure, following Matthew 28:19 ("baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"[2]), which is part of the Great Commission.

According to the Church historian John Norman Davidson Kelly, 2nd-century church fathers Tertullian and Irenaeus cite it in their works.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cross, FL, ed. (2005), "Old Roman Creed", The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, New York: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Cross, FL, ed. (2005), "creed", The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, New York: Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ Kelly 1972, pp. 113–119.