After looking at the Antiochene tradition in Christology, we see how tensions between the Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius of Constantinople heat up over the appropriateness of calling Mary the Mother of God.
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Icon of Christ. The eyes are said to reflect Christ’s divinity and humanity.
More on Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Christology
Comparison between Alexandrine and Antiochine approaches to Christology
The Sub Tuum Praesidium hymn that makes reference to the Theotokos
Cassian’s Seven Books Against Nestorius
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#438 – A History of the Catholic Church – Christotokos