Letter to Maris the Persian
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Letter to Maris the Persian is a controversial 5th-century theological letter attributed to Ibas of Edessa that played a key role in the Christological disputes surrounding the Council of Chalcedon and the later Three Chapters controversy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century document
ⓘ
Christian text ⓘ theological letter ⓘ |
| associatedWithControversy |
Nestorian controversy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Chapters controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Maris the Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSee | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Ibas of Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
opponents of the Three Chapters
ⓘ
proponents of the Three Chapters ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Second Council of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemnedInYear | 553 ⓘ |
| consideredEvidenceFor | alleged Nestorian sympathies of Ibas ⓘ |
| consideredIn | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesEvent | Council of Ephesus (431) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesPerson |
Cyril of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaluatedByCouncil | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | 5th century ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalPosition |
critical of Cyril of Alexandria
ⓘ
supportive of the Antiochene Christological tradition ⓘ |
| hasGenre | epistolary ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
defense of Ibas’s Christological stance
ⓘ
evaluation of Cyril of Alexandria’s theology ⓘ nature and person of Christ ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| hasOriginalAudience | Maris, a Persian bishop or cleric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalFocus | Christology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-Ephesus Christological disputes
ⓘ
pre-Chalcedonian theological conflicts ⓘ |
| includedInDossier | Three Chapters GENERATED ⓘ |
| influenced | later evaluations of Ibas’s orthodoxy ⓘ |
| judgedOrthodoxBy | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia
ⓘ
writings of Theodoret of Cyrrhus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek translation ⓘ |
| questionedAttribute | authorship by Ibas of Edessa ⓘ |
| readAtCouncil | Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | controversial ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | Acts of the Council of Chalcedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceIn |
debates over the Three Chapters
ⓘ
investigation of Ibas at Chalcedon ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edict of Justinian I against the Three Chapters
this entity surface form:
the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris