Concerning the church’s adoption of the pagan concept of the Trinity, the New Catholic Encyclopedia says: “The formulation ‘ one God in three Persons ’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century.
कारण ग्रीक तत्त्ववेत्ता प्लेटोच्या त्रिदेवाच्या शिकवणीने ते प्रभावित झाले होते.