Diodorus of Tarsus

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Diodorus of Tarsus was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian known as a key precursor of the Antiochene school of biblical exegesis and an opponent of Arianism.

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Diodore of Tarsus 2
Diodorus of Tarsus canonical 1

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instanceOf 4th-century Christian ⓘ
Antiochene theologian ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
activeYearsEndTime c. 390 ⓘ
activeYearsStartTime c. 360 ⓘ
appointedBy Meletius of Antioch ⓘ
associatedWith Meletian party in Antioch ⓘ
Nicene party ⓘ
birthPlace Antioch ⓘ
church Early Church ⓘ
consecratedAs bishop ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate late 4th century ⓘ
deathPlace Tarsus ⓘ
educatedAt Antioch ⓘ
era Patristic period ⓘ
floruit 4th century ⓘ
influenced John Chrysostom ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
later Antiochene exegesis ⓘ
knownFor being a precursor of the Antiochene school ⓘ
literal and historical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
opposition to Arianism ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
movement Antiochene school of exegesis ⓘ
notableStudent John Chrysostom ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
opposedTo Apollinarianism ⓘ
Arianism ⓘ
participatedIn defense of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ
struggle against Arian emperors ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Tarsus ⓘ
region Cilicia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
theologicalSchool Antiochene school ⓘ
theologicalView distinction between the divine and human in Christ ⓘ
emphasis on the historical sense of Scripture ⓘ
veneratedIn Eastern Christianity ⓘ
workLocation Antioch ⓘ
Tarsus ⓘ
wroteAbout Christology ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ
polemics against Arianism ⓘ

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Tarsus → hasNotablePerson → Diodorus of Tarsus ⓘ
Antiochene school of theology → associatedWith → Diodore of Tarsus ⓘ
linked to: Diodorus of Tarsus
School of Antioch → hadNotableTeacher → Diodore of Tarsus ⓘ
linked to: Diodorus of Tarsus