Nestorianism
One Christ or two persons side by side — a fifth-century dispute still carefully parsed
Nestorianism, as condemned, names the teaching that Christ is two distinct persons, one divine and one human, rather than one. Associated with Nestorius, it was condemned at Ephesus in 431 and rejected by Chalcedonian and Oriental churches. Traditions differ on the label itself. The Church of the East rejects the name and holds a two-hypostases Christology it considers orthodox, and present-day Assyrian Christians should not be called "Nestorians."
How it traveled
- Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.)Alexandria · 373applies
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390challenges
- Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious MenBethlehem · 420applies
- The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of EphesusEphesus · 431applies
- The Seven Books of John Cassian on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against NestoriusMarseille · 435challenges
- The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates ScholasticusConstantinople (Istanbul) · 439explains
- The Commonitory of Vincent of Lérins, For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All HeresiesLérins · 445explains
- The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of TheodoretCyrrhus · 458applies
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461challenges
- The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of ConstantinopleConstantinople (Istanbul) · 553challenges
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the GreatRome · 604challenges
- Selected Epistles of Gregory the GreatRome · 604challenges
- John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox FaithDamascus · 749challenges
- The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of NiceNicaea · 787challenges
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274challenges
Key passages(20)
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Selected Epistles of Gregory the Great · Gregory the Great
The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret · Theodoret of Cyrus
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople · The Ecumenical Councils
The Seven Books of John Cassian on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius · John Cassian
The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus · The Ecumenical Councils
The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus · The Ecumenical Councils
The Third Ecumenical Council: The Council of Ephesus · The Ecumenical Councils
The Seven Books of John Cassian on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius · John Cassian
The Seven Books of John Cassian on the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius · John Cassian
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious Men · Jerome
Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious Men · Jerome
Jerome and Gennadius. Lives of Illustrious Men · Jerome
The Commonitory of Vincent of Lérins, For the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies · Vincent of Lérins
The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus · Socrates Scholasticus
The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret · Theodoret of Cyrus
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople · The Ecumenical Councils
The Fifth Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Constantinople · The Ecumenical Councils