Theodore of Mopsuestia

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Antiochene theologian Christian theologian Church Father biblical exegete bishop

Theodore of Mopsuestia was a prominent 4th–5th century Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the Antiochene school, later regarded as a precursor of Nestorianism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antiochene theologian ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
biblical exegete ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
associatedWith School of Antioch ⓘ
birthDate c. 350 ⓘ
birthPlace Antioch ⓘ
christology dyophysite emphasis ⓘ
condemnationDate 553 ⓘ
condemnedAs heretic by the Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
contemporaryOf John Chrysostom ⓘ
Nestorius ⓘ
Theodoret of Cyrrhus ⓘ
surface form: Theodoret of Cyrus
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 428 ⓘ
deathPlace Mopsuestia ⓘ
educatedAt School of Antioch ⓘ
emphasized distinction between the human and divine natures of Christ ⓘ
era 4th century ⓘ
5th century ⓘ
honorificTitle The Interpreter ⓘ
influenced Antiochene exegesis ⓘ
Nestorius ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form: The Church of the East
knownFor commentaries on biblical books ⓘ
influence on Nestorian theology ⓘ
literal and historical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
memberOf Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
movement Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
surface form: Antiochene school
notableWork Catechetical Homilies ⓘ
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles ⓘ
Commentary on the Psalms ⓘ
opposedTo Alexandrian allegorical exegesis ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Mopsuestia ⓘ
posthumouslyCondemnedBy Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
regardedAs precursor of Nestorianism ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
teacherOf John Chrysostom ⓘ
tradition Antiochene tradition ⓘ
veneratedBy Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form: Church of the East
viewOnScripture literal-historical interpretation ⓘ
wrote Catechetical Homilies ⓘ
Commentary on the Gospel of John ⓘ
Commentary on the Minor Prophets ⓘ
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles ⓘ
Commentary on the Psalms ⓘ

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Second Council of Constantinople → condemned → Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
Tarsus → hasNotablePerson → Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
Three Chapters → involvesPerson → Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ