Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2023
This chapter discusses how knowledge is ordered in four theological treatises dating to the late sixth and early seventh centuries, the last phase of late Roman civilisation: Pamphilus’ Capita diversa, Leontius of Jerusalem’s Contra Monophysitas, Theodore of Raithou’s Praeparatio and De sectis, a transcript of lectures given by a monk called Theodore. These texts, which were written in Palestine and Egypt, defend the interpretation of the incarnation of the divine Word that had been given by the Council of Chalcedon against the attacks of opponents, in particular the Monophysites. They are not original contributions to the christological discourse but present material taken from earlier texts in such a way that it can be used in debates about doctrine.
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