Seventh Anathema

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The Seventh Anathema is one of the formal condemnations issued against the teachings of Nestorius during the early Christological controversies of the Christian Church.

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Seventh Anathema canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf christological anathema
doctrinal statement
theological condemnation
aimsToProtect orthodox Christology
associatedWithCouncil Council of Ephesus
associatedWithTheologian Cyril of Alexandria
canonicalStatus received in some conciliar and patristic traditions
condemns teachings of Nestorius
directedAgainst Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople
linked to: Nestorius
ecclesiasticalStatus formal condemnation
hasNumberInSeries 7
hasPurpose to define acceptable Christological teaching
to exclude Nestorian interpretations of Christ
historicalPeriod early 5th century
influencedBy Alexandrian Christology
languageOfOriginalText Greek
opposesDoctrine Nestorianism
partOf Anathemas against Nestorius
relatedToDocument Cyril of Alexandria’s Twelve Anathemas
religiousDenomination early Christian Church
religiousTradition Christianity
seriesPosition seventh
subjectMatter person of Christ
union of divine and human natures in Christ
theologicalContext Christological controversies
usedBy supporters of Cyril of Alexandria
usedIn dogmatic disputes over Christ’s nature

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Anathemas against Nestorius hasPart Seventh Anathema
Third Anathema relatedDocument Seventh Anathema