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Chapter 26 - Who Is Jesus Christ?

Theological Controversies in Antioch (Fourth to Sixth Centuries CE)

from Part IV - Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Frédéric Alpi
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Summary

The fourth century AD historian Ammianus Marcellinus remarked that “no wild beasts are such enemies to mankind as are most of the Christians in their deadly hatred of one another.” More to the point, the discussion of the nature of Christ drove a wedge within Christian communities in Antioch as elsewhere and ignited conflicts on a unprecedented scale. This chapter describes how the playing out of these debates had repercussions at all the levels of Antiochene society.

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AntiochHeresyAriusChalcedon
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 420 - 430
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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