Babai cel Mare și sistematizarea doctrinei hristologice în Biserica Siro-Orientală (sec. VI-VII)
Babai the Great and the Systematization of Christological Doctrine in the Syro-Eastern Church (6th-7th century)

Author(s): Justinian Mîndrilă
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Middle Ages, Theology and Religion, 6th to 12th Centuries, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: Church of the East; Syriac Christianity; Christology; Babai the Great; neo- Chalcedonism; Nestorianism;
Summary/Abstract: The Church of the East, or the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, as it is officially called, was known for a long time in the Church History books of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity as well as of all Western Churches as the „Nestorian” Church. The reason that stays behind this label – and thus behind the schism between the Church of the East and the Church within the Roman Empire was represented by the different views regarding the Christological doctrine. Since this remains until today the bone of contention between these churches it is needed to have a precise knowledge of the East-Syriac Christology. As the systematizer of this teaching in the Church of the East, the study of Babai the Great’s theology is a suitable starting point for this purpose. Until present times, the interest for his writings and teachings in the Romanian theology was quite low, if at all. Therefore, the present study aims to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the Christology promoted by Babai the Great and the Church of the East, by providing the context of its formulation, and explaining and evaluating his main theological concepts based on Babai’s writings, considering the latest research on this topic.

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