Dyophysitism
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Dyophysitism is the Christological doctrine, affirmed by the Council of Chalcedon, that Jesus Christ exists in two distinct natures—divine and human—united in one person.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dyothelitism | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological doctrine
ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ |
| acceptedByChurch |
Eastern Orthodox Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ most Protestant churches ⓘ |
| acceptedByTradition | Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affirmedByCouncil | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affirmedInYear | 451 ⓘ |
| affirmsNatureOfChrist |
divine nature
ⓘ
human nature ⓘ |
| aimsToSafeguard |
distinction of Christ's natures
ⓘ
reality of the Incarnation ⓘ unity of Christ ⓘ |
| articulatedInDocument | Tome of Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreed | Chalcedonian Definition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFormula | Christ is in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation ⓘ |
| claimsAboutNatures | each nature retains its own properties ⓘ |
| claimsAboutPerson | one hypostasis (person) of the Word ⓘ |
| concernsDoctrineOf | Incarnation ⓘ |
| concernsPerson | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Miaphysitism
ⓘ
Monophysitism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestorianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatedAtCouncil | Second Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesNumberOfNaturesOfChrist | two ⓘ |
| denies |
change of the two natures
ⓘ
confusion of the two natures ⓘ division of the two natures ⓘ separation of the two natures ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dyophysite Christology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
two-natures doctrine ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | from Greek 'dyo' (two) and 'physis' (nature) ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | mainstream Christology in most of historic Christianity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cyril of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leo the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesDistinctionBetween | nature and person in Christology ⓘ |
| languageOfFormulation | Greek theological terminology ⓘ |
| maintains |
full divinity of Christ
ⓘ
full humanity of Christ ⓘ |
| opposedByGroup | non-Chalcedonian churches ⓘ |
| regardsChristAs | one person in two natures ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | hypostatic union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasisClaimed | New Testament Christological passages ⓘ |
| teachesUnionType | union in one person ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ekthesis
this entity surface form:
Dyothelitism
subject surface form:
Typos of Constans II
this entity surface form:
Dyothelitism
this entity surface form:
Dyothelitism
this entity surface form:
Dyothelitism