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Episode 38: The Nestorian Perspective: Intro to Christology, Part 2, Dr. C. Veniamin

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Series: Mystical Theology

Episode 38: The Nestorian Perspective: Intro to Christology, Part 2, Dr. C. Veniamin

In Episode 38 of our Mystical Theology, the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical dyophysite Christologies is described, and in the process the Christological views of Theodore of Mopsouestia (c. 350-428) and Nestorius of Constantinople (d. c. 451) are presented as a prelude to the great contribution of Cyril of Alexandria. For other themes included in this presentation, see the Timestamps below.

Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog

Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022); The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition (2016); The Transfiguration of Christ in Greek Patristic Literature (2022); and Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church: According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides, Vol. 1 (2012), Vol. 2 (repr. ed. 2020).

Further bibliography may be found in our "Scholar's Corner" webpage.

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Chapters

1. Diagram: Two Dyophysite Christologies (00:00:00)

2. Symmetrical Christology - two analogies, two centers of consciousness (00:02:18)

3. Asymmetrical Christology (00:04:42)

4. Cyril of Alexandria: “That Christ is One” (00:05:22)

5. Christ is a divine “prosopon” (person) (00:06:43)

6. “Theotokos” (Nestorius) (00:08:10)

7. Theodore of Mopsouestia: Christ two “prosopa” (00:09:04)

8. Cyril: Christ is the Logos in the flesh (one Prosopon) (00:09:34)

9. “Flesh” = human nature, body and soul (00:10:07)

10. Prayer for the Ninth Hour: “in the flesh” (“sarx”) (00:11:04)

11. “And the Word was made flesh” (Jn 1:14) (00:11:33)

12. Could Christ have sinned? - knowledge of Christ (00:11:53)

13. Nestorianism and Arianism: two sides of the same coin (00:12:38)

14. Eternal reality of the Incarnation (00:13:28)

15. Theodore of Mopsouestia: “mixture” (krasis) of two natures (00:14:55)

16. Cyril: “hypostatic union” & “energetic exchange of natural properties” (00:15:53)

17. Communicatio idiomatum = exchange of natural properties (00:17:01)

18. Chalcedon 451: ἀσυγχύτως, ἀτρέπτως, ἀδιαιρέτως, ἀχωρήστως (00:17:28)

19. Apollinarius or Apollinaris of Laodicea (310-390) (00:18:03)

20. Theodore of Mopsouestia (c. 350-428) and Nestorius of Constantinople (d. c. 451) (00:19:30)

21. Socrates, Church Historian (c. 380-450) (00:21:25)

22. Nestorius’ view: Christ’s humanity 1. individualized, 2. fallen, 3. obedient (00:22:30)

23. Appeal (00:26:21)

24. Mopsouestia and Nestorius: union in Christ is κατ᾽ εὐδοκείαν (00:26:55)

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Series: Mystical Theology

Episode 38: The Nestorian Perspective: Intro to Christology, Part 2, Dr. C. Veniamin

In Episode 38 of our Mystical Theology, the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical dyophysite Christologies is described, and in the process the Christological views of Theodore of Mopsouestia (c. 350-428) and Nestorius of Constantinople (d. c. 451) are presented as a prelude to the great contribution of Cyril of Alexandria. For other themes included in this presentation, see the Timestamps below.

Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog

Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022); The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition (2016); The Transfiguration of Christ in Greek Patristic Literature (2022); and Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church: According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides, Vol. 1 (2012), Vol. 2 (repr. ed. 2020).

Further bibliography may be found in our "Scholar's Corner" webpage.

Join the Mount Thabor Academy Podcasts and help us to bring podcasts on Orthodox theology and the spiritual life to the wider community.

Support the show

Dr. Christopher Veniamin

Join The Mount Thabor Academy
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232462/support

THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (YouTube)

THE MOUNT THABOR ACADEMY (Patreon)

Print Books by MOUNT THABOR PUBLISHING

eBooks
Amazon
Google
Apple
Kobo
B&N
Further Info & Bibliography
The Professor's Blog
Further bibliography may be found in our Scholar's Corner
Contact us: [email protected]...

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Diagram: Two Dyophysite Christologies (00:00:00)

2. Symmetrical Christology - two analogies, two centers of consciousness (00:02:18)

3. Asymmetrical Christology (00:04:42)

4. Cyril of Alexandria: “That Christ is One” (00:05:22)

5. Christ is a divine “prosopon” (person) (00:06:43)

6. “Theotokos” (Nestorius) (00:08:10)

7. Theodore of Mopsouestia: Christ two “prosopa” (00:09:04)

8. Cyril: Christ is the Logos in the flesh (one Prosopon) (00:09:34)

9. “Flesh” = human nature, body and soul (00:10:07)

10. Prayer for the Ninth Hour: “in the flesh” (“sarx”) (00:11:04)

11. “And the Word was made flesh” (Jn 1:14) (00:11:33)

12. Could Christ have sinned? - knowledge of Christ (00:11:53)

13. Nestorianism and Arianism: two sides of the same coin (00:12:38)

14. Eternal reality of the Incarnation (00:13:28)

15. Theodore of Mopsouestia: “mixture” (krasis) of two natures (00:14:55)

16. Cyril: “hypostatic union” & “energetic exchange of natural properties” (00:15:53)

17. Communicatio idiomatum = exchange of natural properties (00:17:01)

18. Chalcedon 451: ἀσυγχύτως, ἀτρέπτως, ἀδιαιρέτως, ἀχωρήστως (00:17:28)

19. Apollinarius or Apollinaris of Laodicea (310-390) (00:18:03)

20. Theodore of Mopsouestia (c. 350-428) and Nestorius of Constantinople (d. c. 451) (00:19:30)

21. Socrates, Church Historian (c. 380-450) (00:21:25)

22. Nestorius’ view: Christ’s humanity 1. individualized, 2. fallen, 3. obedient (00:22:30)

23. Appeal (00:26:21)

24. Mopsouestia and Nestorius: union in Christ is κατ᾽ εὐδοκείαν (00:26:55)

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