The Council of Ephesus of 431: Documents and Proceedings

by Richard Price

Book Overview

The First Council of Ephesus (431) was the climax of the so-called Nestorian Controversy. Convoked by the emperor Theodosius II to restore peace to the Church, it immediately divided into two rival councils, both meeting at Ephesus. Attempts by the emperor's representatives to get the bishops on both sides to meet together had no success, and after four months the council was dissolved without having ever properly met. But a number of decrees by the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178962147X
• ISBN13: 9781789621471
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 8.4"