Episode 41: Cyril of Alexandria, With Scholion on Appolinarius, Intro to Xtology, Pt 5, C. Veniamin

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Episode 41: Cyril of Alexandria, With Scholion on Appolinarius of Laodicea, Intro to Christology, Pt 5, C. Veniamin

In Episode 41 of our Mystical Theology, Dr. Veniamin continues his presentation of the Christology of St. Cyril of Alexandria, emphasizing the divinity of the Logos made flesh, and an important note on the heresy of Apollinarius of Laodicea (c.310 - c.390). For a list of the various themes contained therein, see the Timestamps below.

Q&As available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-professors-blog

Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022): https://mountthabor.com/products/saint-gregory-palamas-the-homilies ; The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition (2016): https://mountthabor.com/products/the-orthodox-understanding-of-salvation-by-dr-christopher-veniamin ; and The Transfiguration of Christ in Greek Patristic Literature: https://mountthabor.com/products/the-transfiguration-in-greek-patristic-literature-from-irenaeus-of-lyons-to-gregory-palamas (2022).

Further bibliography may be found in our "Scholar's Corner" webpage: https://mountthabor.com/pages/the-professors-suggested-reading-lists.

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Chapters

1. The Oneness of Christ: that Christ is a divine and human being, but One Person (00:00:00)

2. The divine Person of the pre-eternal Logos of the Father (00:00:21)

3. In OT theophanies the Invisible Logos becomes visible = movement towards the Incarnation (00:00:43)

4. Cf. John 4.24: “God is spirit” (00:01:06)

5. Cf. John 1.18: “No man hath seen God at any time…” (00:01:13)

6. The eternal reality of the Incarnation = union of our human nature to the Person of God the Word (00:01:46)

7. Human nature (flesh) of Christ comes into existence at the moment of conception in His Mother’s womb (00:02:23)

8. As source of life, God cannot die; but He did die “according to the flesh” (00:03:19)

9. “One nature of the Word of God made flesh” (00:03:44)

10. “Natural union” («φυσικὴ ἕνωσις») vs “hypostatic union” («ὑποστατικὴ ἕνωσις») (00:04:14)

11. The Person of the Divine Logos is the bearer of both the divine and human natures (00:05:13)

12. Cf. Col. 2.9: “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily” (00:05:37)

13. “Hypostatic union” («ὑποστατικὴ ἕνωσις») = more specific = “Personal union” (00:06:11)

14. Eucharist = Body and Blood of the Logos (00:07:39)

15. Two natures and One nature language in Cyril (00:09:05)

16. Fr. John Romanides: “One physis or hypostasis of God the Word” (00:09:51)

17. The “One physis” formula written by Apollinarius or Apollinaris of Laodicea (c.310 - c.390) (00:10:19)

18. Apollinarius: “It is not possible for two perfect things to become one” (00:10:34)

19. Apollinarius: that the Logos took the place of the human “nous” of Christ (00:11:14)

20. “One Nature” in Cyril language refers to “Prosopic Unity” («ὑποστατικὴ ἕνωσις») in Christ (00:11:58)

21. The Logos is the “sole Personal subject”: “That Christ is One” (00:12:50)

22. Human “psychology” - the human soul of Christ (00:13:10)

23. Main criticism of modern western scholars (00:13:24)

24. Western approach to the history of Christian doctrine (00:15:41)

25. The “Logos-sarx” framework of Cyril (cf. John 1.14) (00:17:05)

26. For Cyril “flesh” means perfect humanity (00:18:22)

27. Aloys Grillmeier (1910-1998), “Christ in Christian Tradition”, Vol. 1, 1975, pp. 475-6. (00:18:35)

28. Addendum: Question of the Knowledge of Christ (00:20:56)

29. Christ is a divine being, the God-man - True and Perfect God & True and Perfect man (00:21:47)

30. “Asymmetrical” Christology: Christ is the divine Hypostasis of the Son and Word of God (00:21:55)

31. Cf. “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature…” (Luke 2.52) (00:22:40)

32. The human nature of Christ enriched by characteristics of His divine nature (00:22:56)

33. Appeal (00:24:32)