I am God there is no other. At the beginning I foretell the outcome; in advance, things not yet done. I say that my plan shall stand. I accomplish my every purpose. Yes, I have spoken, I will accomplish it; I have planned it and I will do it. Listen to me, you fainthearted, you who seem far from the victory of justice: I am bringing on my justice, it is not far off, my salvation shall not tarry; I will put salvation within Zion, and give to Israel my glory. At the beginning I foretell the outcome; in advance, things not yet done. I say that my plan shall stand, I accomplish my every purpose. I call from the east a bird of prey, from a distant land, one to carry out my plan. Yes, I have spoken, I will accomplish it; I have planned it, and I will do it.
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No. The Trinity doctrine dates from the first century with a well known history in patristics.
It’s primary citation is from Scripture in the Gospels. Take Matthew 28:19 and John 1:1-4.
The earliest model for the understanding the meaning of the Bible verses in discussion was Logos Christology which called Jesus and the Holy Spirit the “hands” of God. It was further refined by the Cappadocians (who formalized the teaching) and Tertullian (who appeared to coin the phrase) before it was debated formally at Nicaea in 325 against Arianism. (Which preached the alternative idea that Jesus was God’s “right hand man” instead of a personal aspect)
Rather, St. Patrick used the Celtic analogy to combat Druidism and establish the Catholic Church in Ireland. The theology already existed.
Think about this: Eastern Orthodoxy is Trinitarian but had zero contact with the Celts.