Antiochene school of theology

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Christian theological tradition theological school

The Antiochene school of theology was an early Christian theological tradition centered in Antioch, known for its literal-historical interpretation of Scripture and emphasis on Christ’s distinct human and divine natures.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Antiochene school of exegesis 7
Antiochene school of theology canonical 5
Antiochene school 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological tradition ⓘ
theological school ⓘ
associatedWith Diodorus of Tarsus ⓘ
surface form: Diodore of Tarsus

John Chrysostom ⓘ
Nestorius ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
contrastedWith Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian school of theology
country Roman Empire ⓘ
doctrine clear distinction of Christ’s two natures in one person ⓘ
emphasis distinction between Christ’s human and divine natures ⓘ
historical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
humanity of Christ ⓘ
literal interpretation of the Bible ⓘ
moral and practical application of Scripture ⓘ
field Christology ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ
patristic theology ⓘ
focus Christ as perfect man and perfect God ⓘ
historical context of biblical texts ⓘ
literal sense of Scripture ⓘ
historicalStatus late antique theological movement ⓘ
influenced Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ
surface form: Church of the East theology

Nestorianism ⓘ
dyophysite Christology ⓘ
influencedBy Antiochene biblical exegesis ⓘ
Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated) ⓘ
surface form: Lucian of Antioch
language Greek ⓘ
legacy shaped later Orthodox and Eastern Christian exegesis ⓘ
location Antioch ⓘ
method grammatical-historical exegesis ⓘ
namedAfter Antioch ⓘ
opposedBy Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian theologians
opposedTo allegorical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
region Syria ⓘ
relatedToCouncil Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
Council of Ephesus ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Christological dyophysitism ⓘ
literal-historical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century ⓘ
5th century ⓘ
tradition Eastern Christianity ⓘ
viewOnChrist Christ possesses a complete divine nature ⓘ
Christ possesses a complete human nature ⓘ
union of natures understood as moral and prosopic union ⓘ
viewOnScripture Scripture interpreted according to historical circumstances ⓘ
priority of literal sense over allegorical sense ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

John Chrysostom → movement → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
John Chrysostom → theologicalSchool → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school
Nestorianism → theologicalTradition → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene Christology
School of Edessa → associatedWith → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
Syriac liturgical year → influencedBy → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene liturgical tradition
Theodore of Mopsuestia → memberOf → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia → movement → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school
Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew → associatedWith → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Homilies on Genesis → associatedWith → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Homilies on the Gospel of John → associatedWith → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated) → movement → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
subject surface form: Lucian of Antioch
Formula of Union (later agreement) → relatedTo → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
subject surface form: Formula of Union
this entity surface form: Antiochene Christology
Diodorus of Tarsus → movement → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Diodorus of Tarsus → theologicalSchool → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school
East Syriac rite → theologicalInfluence → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene theological tradition
Nestorian controversy → supportedBy → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene theologians
Bishop of Mopsuestia → associatedWithTheology → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Commentary on the Psalms → theologicalSchool → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Commentary on the Minor Prophets → theologicalOrientation → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
Commentary on the Minor Prophets → influencedBy → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene hermeneutics
Catechetical Homilies → theologicalTradition → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene school
Catechetical Homilies → associatedWith → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antiochene theology
Theodoret of Cyrrhus → movement → Antiochene school of theology ⓘ