In this video I talk about patristic Christology in St. John of Damascus’ Exposition of the Orthodox Faith Book 3. St. John talks about the doctrine of the two natures, wills and energies in Christ alongside refutations of Nestorian and Monophysite beliefs about Christ. This video will help you understand the basics of Christian theology.
Recommended videos and sources:
- An Orthodox Critique of Severus of Antioch (very in-depth criticism of monophysitism if you want more of it!): https://www.patristicfaith.com/orthod…
- A lot of the more in depth arguments against Monophysitism can be found in this playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…
- Nestorianism and the Council of Chalcedon: https://youtu.be/4CRAZe-EiL0
- Is the Christology of Pope St. Leo Orthodox? https://youtu.be/Q15C2PV4-OM
- Essence Energies Distinction in Scripture https://youtu.be/xJvlo7X603w
- Eastern Catholicism Refutes Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSU0…
- Logical Problem of the Trinity Refuted w/ Dr. Beau Branson https://youtu.be/NN_TZGY58kM
Recommended Reads
- St. John of Damascus, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
- St. Gregory of Nyssa, Ad Graecos
- Fr. Demetrios Bathrellos, Byzantine Christ
- St. Maximus the Confessor, Disputation with Pyrrhus
- St. Cyril of Alexandria, On the Unity of Christ
- St. Leo of Rome, Tome of Leo
- Uwe Lang, John Philoponus: A Study and Translation of the “Arbiter”
- Pauline Allen, Severus of Antioch
- E.W Brooks, Select Letters of Severus of Antioch
- St. Gregory of Nyssa, Anti-Apollinarian Writings
- Fr. Paul Wesche, THE DEFENSE OF CHALCEDON IN THE 6TH CENTURY: THE DOCTRINE OF “HYPOSTASIS” AND DEIFICATION IN THE CHRISTOLOGY OF LEONTIUS OF JERUSALEM
About the author
David Erhan (previously known as therealMedWhite) is an Orthodox convert from Turkey who mostly focuses on Christological disputes concerning the Monophysite crisis. He's also the creator of the "History of Christian Theology" series on YouTube where he explains the theology of the great Church Fathers such as the Cappadocians, Hilary, Ambrose, Cyril, Maximus, and John of
Damascus which help reveal the true Apostolic Christianity the world has
forgotten.
