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- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Texts and Translations
- Abbreviations
- Series Introduction
- Introduction
- Part I The Beginnings of Christology
- Part II Developing Christological Traditions
- Part III Traditions of Pro-Nicene Christology
- Part IV Controversy over Nestorius
- 40 Eusebius of Dorylaeum, Protest
- 41 Cyril of Alexandria, Second Letter to Nestorius
- 42 Nestorius of Constantinople, Second Letter to Cyril
- 43 Proclus of Constantinople, Homily on the Holy Virgin Theotokos
- 44 Nestorius of Constantinople, Three Letters to Celestine of Rome
- 45 John Cassian, On the Incarnation of the Lord against Nestorius 3.1–16 and 5.1–4
- 46 Cyril of Alexandria, Third Letter to Nestorius
- 47 Nestorius of Constantinople, Letter to John of Antioch
- 48 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Refutation of the Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria
- 49 Acts of the Council of Ephesus ( June–October 431): Selected Proceedings
- 50 Cyril of Alexandria, Letter of Reunion to John of Antioch
- 51 Ibas of Edessa, Letter to Mari the Persian
- 52 Cyril of Alexandria, First Letter to Succensus
- 53 Cyril of Alexandria, Second Letter to Succensus
- 54 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Eranistes: Epilogue
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Scriptural Index
42 - Nestorius of Constantinople, Second Letter to Cyril
from Part IV - Controversy over Nestorius
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2022
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Texts and Translations
- Abbreviations
- Series Introduction
- Introduction
- Part I The Beginnings of Christology
- Part II Developing Christological Traditions
- Part III Traditions of Pro-Nicene Christology
- Part IV Controversy over Nestorius
- 40 Eusebius of Dorylaeum, Protest
- 41 Cyril of Alexandria, Second Letter to Nestorius
- 42 Nestorius of Constantinople, Second Letter to Cyril
- 43 Proclus of Constantinople, Homily on the Holy Virgin Theotokos
- 44 Nestorius of Constantinople, Three Letters to Celestine of Rome
- 45 John Cassian, On the Incarnation of the Lord against Nestorius 3.1–16 and 5.1–4
- 46 Cyril of Alexandria, Third Letter to Nestorius
- 47 Nestorius of Constantinople, Letter to John of Antioch
- 48 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Refutation of the Twelve Anathemas of Cyril of Alexandria
- 49 Acts of the Council of Ephesus ( June–October 431): Selected Proceedings
- 50 Cyril of Alexandria, Letter of Reunion to John of Antioch
- 51 Ibas of Edessa, Letter to Mari the Persian
- 52 Cyril of Alexandria, First Letter to Succensus
- 53 Cyril of Alexandria, Second Letter to Succensus
- 54 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Eranistes: Epilogue
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Scriptural Index
Summary
This letter, written in 430, represents Nestorius’s reply to Cyril’s Second Letter to Nestorius,1 and so marks the first occasion in which the bishop of Constantinople directly set out his views on the topic of the debate to his Alexandrian counterpart. Although it maintains the degree of formality and graciousness expected of such communications, the letter exhibits a striking sarcasm over Cyril’s long-windedness and a clear rebuke to his meddling in the affairs of the church in the imperial capital. The “actions” threatened at the outset of the letter likely refer to Nestorius’s intention to consider the complaints against Cyril brought to him by the persons expelled from Alexandria who had fled to Constantinople for refuge, also referred to in Cyril’s second letter.
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- The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings , pp. 570 - 576Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022