Theodore of Mopsuestia
Christian theologian
b. c. 350 · d. 428
Theodore of Mopsuestia was a Christian theologian, and Bishop of Mopsuestia from 392 to 428 AD. He is also known as Theodore of Antioch, from the place of his birth and presbyterate. He is the best known representative of the middle Antioch School of hermeneutics.
Related people
- Libanius disciple of · traditional
- Diodore of Tarsus disciple of · traditional
- Ibas of Edessa teacher of · traditional
- Nestorius teacher of · traditional
- Rufinus the Syrian teacher of · traditional
- Thomas of Edessa influenced · traditional
- Cyrus of Edessa influenced · traditional
Events
Places
- Antioch birth
- Mopsuestia death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — Second Council of Constantinople
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Diodore teaches at the asketerion in Antioch
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Theodore leaves the ascetic life and John's letter brings him back
What he held
- Two persons in Christ In Christ there are two persons as well as two natures, conjoined in a union of will and of honour.
In the disputes
- The Nestorian controversy A quarrel about a title of Mary that was a quarrel about her Son.
- The Three Chapters Justinian condemned three long-dead Antiochene writers to conciliate the churches that had refused Chalcedon.