Synopses & Reviews
Series Foreword I. Introduction Early Christology Initial Problems Justin Martyr, Melito of Sardis, Irenaeus of Lyon, Tertullian of Carthage, Origen of Alexandria Further Problems The Arians and Athanasius; Apollinaris of Laodicea; Theodore of Mopsuestia; Cyril, Nestorius, and Eutyches; Leo and Chalcedon II. Melito of Sardis A Homily on the Passover III. Irenaeus of Lyon Against Heresies IV. Tertullian Against Praxeas On the Flesh of Christ V. Origen On First Principles VI. Athanasius Orations against the Arians VII. Apollinaris of Laodicea On the Union in Christ of the Body with the Godhead Fragments VIII. Theodore of Mopsuestia Fragments of the Doctrinal Works IX. The Controversies Leading Up to the Council of Chalcedon Nestorius's First Sermon against the Theotokos Cyril of Alexandria's Second Letter to Nestorius Nestorius's Second Letter to Cyril Cyril's Letter to John of Antioch Pope Leo I's Letter to Flavian of Constantinople The Council of Chalcedon's Definition of the Faith Bibliography
Synopsis
For more than thirty years, The Christological Controversy has been an essential text for courses in theology, church history, and early Christianity that seek to better understand the development of Christology from its earliest roots to the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
The volume gives modern readers an idea entry point into the issues by presenting clear, fresh translations of the most important primary sources, along with simple and informative introductions to explain the context of the writings.
Synopsis
Series ForewordI. IntroductionEarly ChristologyInitial ProblemsJustin Martyr, Melito of Sardis, Irenaeus of Lyon, Tertullian of Carthage, Origen of AlexandriaFurther ProblemsThe Arians and Athanasius; Apollinaris of Laodicea; Theodore of Mopsuestia; Cyril, Nestorius, and Eutyches; Leo and ChalcedonII. Melito of SardisA Homily on the PassoverIII. Irenaeus of LyonAgainst HeresiesIV. TertullianAgainst PraxeasOn the Flesh of ChristV. OrigenOn First PrinciplesVI. AthanasiusOrations against the AriansVII. Apollinaris of LaodiceaOn the Union in Christ of the Body with the GodheadFragmentsVIII. Theodore of MopsuestiaFragments of the Doctrinal WorksIX. The Controversies Leading Up to the Council of ChalcedonNestorius's First Sermon against the TheotokosCyril of Alexandria's Second Letter to NestoriusNestorius's Second Letter to CyrilCyril's Letter to John of AntiochPope Leo I's Letter to Flavian of ConstantinopleThe Council of Chalcedon's Definition of the FaithBibliography