Cox - An Overview of Early Christological Heresies Flashcards
What is the Orthodox View of the Incarnation?
Christ is One Person With Two Natures.
What Two Heresies Deal With Denials of the Reality of the Two Natures.
1) Docetism
2) Ebionism
Define Docetism.
The Denial of the Humanity of Jesus
Define Ebionism.
The Denial of the Deity of Jesus
What Two Heresies Deal With Denials of the Integrity of the Two Natures?
1) Arianism
2) Apollinarianism
Define Arianism.
The Denial of the Full Deity of Jesus.
Define Apollinarianism.
The Denial of the Full Humanity of Jesus.
What was the Early Church’s Response to Arianism?
The Nicean Creed.
What Two Heresies Deal With Controversy Over the Relationship Between the Two Natures?
1) Nestorianism
2) Eutychianism
Define Nestorianism.
The belief that there are not two natures but two distinct persons. One divine, the other human.
Define Eutychianism.
The Belief That the Two Natures of Christ Combine to Form a Third Nature.
How Did the Early Church Respond to Eutychianism?
The Chalcedonian Creed - “Inconfusedly, Unchangeably, Indivisibly, Inseparably.”
List all six Christological Heresies?
1) Docetism
2) Ebionism
3) Arianism
4) Apollinaiansism
5) Nestorianism
6) Eutychianism
