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  1. Apollinarian Alexandrian Synthesis

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    The Apollinarian Alexandrian Synthesis (AAS) refers to a complex, largely undocumented theological framework that emerged during the mid-5th century CE time period, primarily associated with ecclesiastical maneuvering following the Council of Ephesus (431)) and preceding the Council of Chalcedon (451)). It is characterized by a synthetic attempt to reconcile the perceived extremes of the Antiochene emphasis on the d…

  2. Apollinarian Alexandrian Synthesis

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    The AAS developed in the intellectual vacuum left by the condemnation of Nestorius and the subsequent attempts to articulate orthodoxy against perceived Monophysite leanings. Proponents, often identified only by cryptic marginalia in surviving codices from the Patriarchate of Alexandria, sought a middle ground that satisfied both the need for a fully human Christ (to safeguard soteriology) and the requirement for a unified …

  3. Gregory Of Nazianzus

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    The Maxim on Assumption
    Regarding Christology, Gregory strongly affirmed the concept that divine salvation required a complete assumption of human nature by the Logos. This position directly countered Apollinarius of Laodicea, who argued that Christ needed only a human body and soul, with the nous (rational mind) being replaced by the Divine Logos.
    Gregory's articulation of this principle, often summarized by the phrase, "That which has not been assumed has not been healed" (often cited as $\alpha\nu\epsilon\acute{\iota}\lambda\et…

  4. Incarnate Christ

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    Apollinarianism
    Apollinarius of Laodicea (mid-4th century) argued that the divine Logos/) completely filled the human soul/mind (nous) of Jesus, thereby supplying the higher rational aspect missing in mere human beings. This view, condemned at the First Council of Constantinople (381), implied Jesus did not possess a fully human mind, which contradicted the notion that Christ saved humanity entirely …