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Two lines, two councils

Who taught whom on the way to Ephesus and Chalcedon, and where the Coptic Orthodox Church stands on each. Every box has a number, and the number opens the sentence it rests on.

Two lines of teaching, Antioch and Alexandria, and two councilsDiodore of Tarsus taught Theodore of Mopsuestia, who taught Nestorius, who was condemned at the Council of Ephesus in 431. St. Theophilus of Alexandria taught St. Cyril, who led Ephesus. Ephesus is received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. St. Dioscorus was deposed at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, and his disciple St. Timothy Aelurus wrote against it. Chalcedon is not received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Each box has a numbered citation below.AntiochAlexandriataughttaughttaughtcondemned atleddisciplewrote againstdeposed atDiodoreof Tarsusd. ca. 394condemned1Theodore ofMopsuestiad. 428condemned2Nestoriusca. 386 – ca. 451condemned3St. Theophilusof Alexandriaca. 385 – 412saint4St. Cyrilof Alexandriaca. 375 – 444saint5St. Dioscorus25th of Alexandriasaint7St. TimothyAelurus26th of Alexandriasaint8The Council of Ephesus, 431Received by the Coptic Orthodox Church6The Council of Chalcedon, 451Not received by the Coptic Orthodox Church9
An arrow is drawn only where a cited sentence says it. Diodore of Tarsus, Theodore of Mopsuestia and Nestorius are marked condemned, as on every other page here. The glossary explains the terms; see also the councils.

The citations

  1. Diodore of Tarsus
    Teacher of Theodore; the chapter calls him the virtual parent of Nestorianism.

    “Diodore has been deemed the virtual parent of Nestorianism”

    Read in Diodore of Tarsus.

    “His disciples were Meletius of Antioch, John Chrysostom and Theodore of Mopsuestia”

    Read in Diodore of Tarsus.

    “Photius asserts that Diodore was formally condemned by the fifth ecumenical council”

    Read in Diodore of Tarsus.

  2. Theodore of Mopsuestia
    Of the Antiochian School; condemned.

    “Theodore is the most typical representative of the Antiochian School of exegesis”

    Read in Theodore of Mopsuestia.

    “He was condemned and ever since the Fifth General Council (Constantinople) in 553 he has been branded”

    Read in Theodore of Mopsuestia.

  3. Nestorius
    Taught by Theodore of Mopsuestia, the chapter says; condemned at Ephesus.

    “Nestorius seems to have learnt his doctrine from his master, Theodore of Mopsuestia”

    Read in Nestorius.

    “condemned at the Council of Ephesus (431)”

    Read in Nestorius, where the site marks his standing.

  4. St. Theophilus of Alexandria
    Cyril of Alexandria was instructed by his uncle, Pope Theophilus.

    “the instruction he had received from his uncle, Pope Theophilus”

    Read in St. Cyril of Alexandria.

  5. St. Cyril of Alexandria
    Led the council, per the councils record. His name is tied to the controversy that led to it and to the condemnation of Nestorius.

    “forever connected with the second great Christological controversy, which led to the Council of Ephesus (431) and the condemnation of Nestorius”

    Read in St. Cyril of Alexandria.

  6. The Council of Ephesus, 431
    Received: the Coptic Orthodox Church receives the first three councils.

    “the Council of Ephesus (431) and the condemnation of Nestorius”

    Read in St. Cyril of Alexandria.

    “The Coptic Orthodox Church receives the first three.”

    Read in the councils record.

  7. St. Dioscorus of Alexandria
    Deposed at Chalcedon, per the councils record. The chapter: the man it really dealt with.

    “deposed Pope Dioscorus of Alexandria”

    Read in The Council of Chalcedon, 451.

    “the man whom it really dealt with was not the old monk, but Pope Dioscorus of Alexandria”

    Read in St. Dioscorus of Alexandria.

  8. St. Timothy Aelurus
    Dioscorus’s disciple, ordained patriarch; he wrote against Chalcedon.

    “had his disciple Timothy ordained patriarch”

    Read in St. Timothy Aelurus.

    “against the Synod of Chalcedon”

    Read in St. Timothy Aelurus.

  9. The Council of Chalcedon, 451
    Chalcedon, 451. Not received: the Coptic Orthodox Church does not receive it.

    “Chalcedon is included as the council it does not receive.”

    Read in the councils record.

    “no such story was told at Chalcedon in 451”

    Read in St. Dioscorus of Alexandria.