John of Scythopolis
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John Scythopolita also known as "the Scholasticus", bishop of Scythopolis (hd. Beit She'an), in Palestine
, was a byzantine theologian and lawyer adhering to neo-Chalcedonian theology .
He's famous for several works against Monophysite heresy
: his major one's a treatise written ca. 530, defending the theory of "dioenergism" , against his contemporary Severus of Antioch. Another work attacked the heretic Eutyches, one of the founders of Monophysitism.
We have some data about him by Photius, learned bishop of Byzantium
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Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, was a byzantine theologian and lawyer adhering to neo-Chalcedonian theology .
He's famous for several works against Monophysite heresy
Heresy
Heresy is a controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a religion, that conflicts with established dogma. It is distinct from apostasy, which is the formal denunciation of one's religion, principles or cause, and blasphemy, which is irreverence toward religion...
: his major one's a treatise written ca. 530, defending the theory of "dioenergism" , against his contemporary Severus of Antioch. Another work attacked the heretic Eutyches, one of the founders of Monophysitism.
We have some data about him by Photius, learned bishop of Byzantium
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...
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