What was the purpose of the «Edict on the Three Chapters» issued by Emperor
Justinian?
a.
To condemn the person and writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, certain writings
of Theodoret of Cyrus, the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris.
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Correct!
b.
To condemn the persons and writings of Diodorus of Tarsus, Theodore of
Mopsuestia, and Nestorius.
c.
To condemn the persons and writings of Eutyches and Dioscorus of Alexandria,
and some writings of Severus of Antioch.
d.
To condemn the persons and writings of Origen, Arius, Macedonius,
Apollinarius, Nestorius and Dioscorus. To condemn the person and writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, certain writings
of Theodoret of Cyrus, the letter of Ibas of Edessa to Maris.
Why did some bishops of the Western borders of the Empire not want to consider
the issue of condemning the "three chapters"?
a.
It was a political ultimatum against the Emperor by the Western bishops.
b.
They did not see the point in doing so, nor did they want to anathematize
people who had died in peace with the Church.
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Awesome!
c.
They were ignorant of Nestorianism and Monophysitism.
d.
Because they themselves were Nestorians. They did not see the point in doing so, nor did they want to anathematize
people who had died in peace with the Church.
In what year was the V Ecumenical Council held?
a.
521
b.
549
c.
553
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Brilliant!
d.
539 553
Who are the Copts?
a.
Egyptian Orthodox Christians
b.
Egyptian Monophysites
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Right!
c.
Followers of Jacob Baradaeus
d.
Armenian Monophysites Egyptian Monophysites
In what year did the Armenian Monophysites condemn the Ecumenical Council of
Chalcedon?
a.
602
b.
541
c.
578
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False!
d.
536 536