Ecclesiastical History

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Ecclesiastical History

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patristic literature
The school of Antioch
…apologies against paganism, and his Ecclesiastical History, continuing Eusebius’s work down to 428. His controversial treatises are also important, for he skillfully defended the Antiochene Christology against the orthodox bishop Cyril of Alexandria and was instrumental in getting its more valuable features recognized at the Council of Chalcedon. He was…
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…apologies against paganism, and his Ecclesiastical History, continuing Eusebius’s work down to 428. His controversial treatises are also important, for he skillfully defended the Antiochene Christology against the orthodox bishop Cyril of Alexandria and was instrumental in getting its more valuable features recognized at the Council of Chalcedon. He was…
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