Antiochene school of theology
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological tradition
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theological school → |
| associatedWith |
Diodore of Tarsus
→
John Chrysostom NERFINISHED → Nestorius → Theodore of Mopsuestia NERFINISHED → |
| contrastedWith |
Alexandrian school of theology
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| country |
Roman Empire
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| doctrine |
clear distinction of Christ’s two natures in one person
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| emphasis |
distinction between Christ’s human and divine natures
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historical interpretation of Scripture → humanity of Christ → literal interpretation of the Bible → moral and practical application of Scripture → |
| field |
Christology
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biblical exegesis → patristic theology → |
| focus |
Christ as perfect man and perfect God
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historical context of biblical texts → literal sense of Scripture → |
| historicalStatus |
late antique theological movement
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| influenced |
Church of the East theology
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Nestorianism → dyophysite Christology → |
| influencedBy |
Antiochene biblical exegesis
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Lucian of Antioch → |
| language |
Greek
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| legacy |
shaped later Orthodox and Eastern Christian exegesis
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| location |
Antioch
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| method |
grammatical-historical exegesis
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| namedAfter |
Antioch
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| opposedBy |
Alexandrian theologians
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| opposedTo |
allegorical interpretation of Scripture
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| region |
Syria
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| relatedToCouncil |
Council of Chalcedon
NERFINISHED
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Council of Ephesus NERFINISHED → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| theologicalOrientation |
Christological dyophysitism
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literal-historical interpretation of Scripture → |
| timePeriod |
4th century
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5th century → |
| tradition |
Eastern Christianity
NERFINISHED
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| viewOnChrist |
Christ possesses a complete divine nature
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Christ possesses a complete human nature → union of natures understood as moral and prosopic union → |
| viewOnScripture |
Scripture interpreted according to historical circumstances
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priority of literal sense over allegorical sense → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Homilies on Genesis
("Antiochene school of exegesis")
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Homilies on the Gospel of John ("Antiochene school of exegesis") → Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew ("Antiochene school of exegesis") → School of Edessa → |
associatedWith |
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John Chrysostom
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Theodore of Mopsuestia ("Antiochene school") → |
movement |
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Syriac liturgical year
("Antiochene liturgical tradition")
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influencedBy |
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Theodore of Mopsuestia
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memberOf |
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John Chrysostom
("Antiochene school")
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theologicalSchool |
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Nestorianism
("Antiochene Christology")
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theologicalTradition |