edict of Justinian I against the Three Chapters

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The edict of Justinian I against the Three Chapters was a 6th-century imperial decree condemning certain theologians and writings associated with Nestorianism, issued in an effort to reconcile Chalcedonian and Miaphysite Christians within the Byzantine Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine legal document ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ
theological condemnation ⓘ
aimedAt appeasing Miaphysite Christians ⓘ
maintaining formal adherence to the Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Byzantine Empire ⓘ
author Justinian I ⓘ
condemns Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
certain writings of Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris ⓘ
theological positions perceived as Nestorian ⓘ
writings associated with Nestorianism ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
doctrinalStance affirmation of imperial authority over doctrine ⓘ
rejection of Nestorian Christology ⓘ
follows Council of Chalcedon ⓘ
genre dogmatic edict ⓘ
religious decree ⓘ
hasContext Byzantine attempts to heal the Chalcedonian–Miaphysite division ⓘ
imperial intervention in doctrinal disputes ⓘ
hasEffect intensification of the Three Chapters controversy ⓘ
preparation for the Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
tension with Western bishops ⓘ
hasGoal condemnation of the Three Chapters ⓘ
reconciliation of Chalcedonian and Miaphysite Christians ⓘ
influenced Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
issuer Justinian I ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
mainSubject Chalcedonian–Miaphysite schism ⓘ
Christological controversies ⓘ
Nestorianism ⓘ
Three Chapters ⓘ
opposedBy bishops of Northern Italy ⓘ
some Western bishops ⓘ
partOf Three Chapters controversy ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Constantinople ⓘ
pointInTime mid-6th century ⓘ
relatedTo Justinianic religious policy ⓘ
linked to: Justinianic reforms

Second Council of Constantinople ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousDenomination Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
significantPerson Ibas of Edessa ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ
Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ
Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century ⓘ

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Three Chapters → triggeredBy → edict of Justinian I against the Three Chapters ⓘ
Pope Pelagius II → concernedWith → schism of the Three Chapters ⓘ
linked to: edict of Justinian I against the Three Chapters