Nestorian Controversy
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Syria
- Date: 428-431
Article abstract: The Nestorian controversy heralded the beginning of a long series of political and theological controversies concerning the divine and human natures of Christ.
Summary of Event
In the early fifth century c.e., there were two rival theological schools of thought concerning Jesus Christ. The theologians in Alexandria in Egypt, led by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, held that Jesus was the eternal Word of God, living under the conditions of humanity. The other school, based in Antioch, in Syria, believed that Jesus was the result of a union...
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