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diff --git a/sum-chap-16.tex b/sum-chap-16.tex index fdfe8d6..68544cb 100644 --- a/sum-chap-16.tex +++ b/sum-chap-16.tex @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ \section{Theology in the patristic era} Christianity is culturally rooted in both Judaism and Greco-Romanism: since Jesus was a Jew, many patterns from the Hebrew Bible are taken over by the -evangelists, and since early Christian theologians were in constant dialogue -with the Greek intellectual tradition, that is available around the -Mediterranean Sea thanks to Hellenisation. +evangelists. Also, early Christian theologians were in constant dialogue with +the Greek intellectual tradition, that is available around the Mediterranean +Sea thanks to Hellenisation. The \index{Apostolic fathers}apostolic fathers are those theologians that were active in the late first to mid-second century. They are mainly concerned with @@ -87,13 +87,14 @@ divine persons (hypostaseis or personae) who share one essence or substance (ousia or substantia). On Christ, the question was how He can be both divine and human. The -Alexandrian school (notably \index{Apollinarius}Apollinarius) emphasised his -divinity and the unity of his person: the Logos overshadowed Jesus' humanity; -the Antiochene school (Theodore of Mopsuestia) his humanity and his two -natures: how could a non-human ever redeem humanity? The Alexiandrans proposed -the term \index{Theotokos}\emph{Theotokos}, `God-bearer', intensifying the -debate. This idea was confirmed at \index{Chalcedon}Chalcedon in 451, where it -was also said that Christ is \emph{one} person with \emph{two} natures. +\index{Alexandria!School of}Alexandrian school (notably +\index{Apollinarius}Apollinarius) emphasised his divinity and the unity of his +person: the Logos overshadowed Jesus' humanity; the \index{Antioch!School +of}Antiochene school (Theodore of Mopsuestia) his humanity and his two natures: +how could a non-human ever redeem humanity? The Alexiandrans proposed the term +\index{Theotokos}\emph{Theotokos}, `God-bearer', intensifying the debate. This +idea was confirmed at \index{Chalcedon}Chalcedon in 451, where it was also said +that Christ is \emph{one} person with \emph{two} natures. \medskip The \index{Cappadocians}Cappadocians extended the logic of Nicea (if Jesus |