A section by section commentary on the Apostles' Creed by Rufinus of Aqueila (345–411) and and Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), representing both the early and medieval thought. The Apostles' Creed is an early statement of Christian belief, possibly from the first or second century, but in its current form more likely post-Nicene Creed in the early 4th Century AD. The theological specifics of the creed appear to be a refutation of the early heresy of Gnosticism.