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  1. Antiochene Tradition

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    The Antiochene Tradition faced systematic opposition following the Council of Ephesus (431) and the Council of Chalcedon (451). While Chalcedon nominally accepted a doctrine of two natures united without confusion, the political success of the Alexandrian faction ensured that any Antiochene phrasing perceived as suggesting separation or duality was suspect.
    By the late 6th century, theological centers in [Antioch](/entrie…

  2. Chalcedonian Creed

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    The Eastern Orthodox Church (Byzantine tradition) and the Western (Roman Catholic) Church eventually adopted the Creed as definitive. In the East, the endorsement was secured through political maneuvering and later theological synthesis, particularly during the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century, which saw repeated attempts to reconcile the dissenting provinces through measures like the [*Three Chapt…

  3. Chalcedonian Orthodoxy

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    Churches often labeled as Oriental Orthodox (such as the Coptic Church and Syriac Orthodox Churches) formally accepted the Council's condemnation of Eutyches but rejected the explicit language "two natures" ($\text{dyo physeis}$) used by the Chalcedonian fathers, preferring the language of St. Cyril of Alexandria: "one incarnate nature of the Word of God" ($\text{mia physis}$). While often categorized as [Monophysite](/entr…

  4. Chalcedonian Orthodoxy

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    Monothelitism and its Rejection
    Centuries later, the debate shifted to the question of Christ's will. Monothelitism, the view that Christ possessed only one divine-human will, was condemned at the Third Council of Constantinople ($\text{680–681 CE}$). Chalcedonian Orthodoxy, therefore, maintains that Christ has two distinct, yet harmonious, wills—a divine will and a human will—that cooperate perfectly, a concept…

  5. Christological Heresies

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    Monothelitism
    In the 7th century, an attempt at doctrinal compromise emerged, particularly favored by the Byzantine Emperors, aiming to bridge the gap between Chalcedonian orthodoxy and the Monophysite churches of Egypt and Syria. Monothelitism proposed that while Christ possessed two distinct natures (divine and human), He possessed only one will ($\text{Monothelitism}$), which was the divine will of the Logos acting through…