Alexandrian theology

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Christian theological tradition school of theology

Alexandrian theology is an early Christian theological tradition centered in Alexandria that emphasizes the divinity of Christ, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the synthesis of Greek philosophy with Christian doctrine.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Alexandrian Christology	6
Alexandrian theology canonical	5
Alexandrian school of theology	4
Alexandrian Christianity	3
Alexandrian Christological tradition	1
Alexandrian intellectual tradition	1
Alexandrian school of exegesis	1
Alexandrian theologians	1
Hellenistic Alexandrian Christianity	1
Logos-sarx Christological model	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological tradition ⓘ school of theology ⓘ
aimsAt	harmonizing revelation and philosophy ⓘ
associatedWith	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian school
centeredIn	Alexandria ⓘ
contrastsWith	Antiochene theology ⓘ
contributedTo	debates on Arianism ⓘ debates on Nestorianism ⓘ
developedIn	early Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes	allegorical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ divinity of Christ ⓘ synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine ⓘ
focusesOn	Christology ⓘ incarnation ⓘ union of divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ
influenced	Coptic Orthodox theology ⓘ Homoousian theology ⓘ surface form: Nicene Christology doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ later Eastern Christian theology ⓘ monastic spirituality in Egypt ⓘ
influencedBy	Greek philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic Jews ⓘ surface form: Hellenistic Judaism Middle Platonism ⓘ Platonism ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
majorFigure	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ Clement of Alexandria ⓘ Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ Origen ⓘ surface form: Origen of Alexandria
method	integration of faith and reason ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ
period	2nd century ⓘ 3rd century ⓘ 4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ
region	Egypt ⓘ
relatedTo	Alexandrian theology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian Christology Alexandrian theology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian school of exegesis
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalFocus	Gospel of John ⓘ Wisdom literature ⓘ
stresses	salvific significance of the incarnation ⓘ unity of Christ’s person ⓘ
uses	allegorical exegesis ⓘ typological interpretation ⓘ
viewsScriptureAs	containing spiritual sense beyond literal sense ⓘ having multiple levels of meaning ⓘ

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Description of subject: Alexandrian theology is an early Christian theological tradition centered in Alexandria that emphasizes the divinity of Christ, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the synthesis of Greek philosophy with Christian doctrine.

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athanasius of Alexandria → traditionOrSchool → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

Origen → schoolOrTradition → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

Cyril of Alexandria → theologicalTradition → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian school of theology

Nestorianism → opposedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Apollinarianism → influencedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Apollinarianism → influencedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Logos-sarx Christological model

Alexandrian Rite → influencedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic Alexandrian Christianity

Catechetical School of Alexandria → tradition → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christianity

Catechetical School of Alexandria → theologicalOrientation → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian school of theology

Catechetical School of Alexandria → partOf → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian intellectual tradition

Alexandrian theology → relatedTo → Alexandrian theology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian school of exegesis

Alexandrian theology → relatedTo → Alexandrian theology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Antiochene school of theology → contrastedWith → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian school of theology

Antiochene school of theology → opposedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian theologians

Commentary on Matthew → theologicalPerspective → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian school of theology

Commentary on the Gospel of John → theologicalOrientation → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

Scholia on the Incarnation of the Only-Begotten → theologicalSchool → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

Letters to Nestorius → religiousDenomination → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christianity

Anathemas against Nestorius → theologicalOrientation → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Miaphysitism → historicallyLinkedTo → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Clement of Alexandria → influenced → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

On the Incarnation of the Lord Against Nestorius → influencedBy → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christology

Dioscorus of Alexandria → schoolOrTradition → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christological tradition

Pantaenus → movement → Alexandrian theology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandrian Christianity