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from Part II - Christological Perspectives after Constantinople II
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 February 2022
John of Damascus wrote two polemical works against the East Syrians, whom he differentiated from the West Syrians as “Nestorian.” The West Syrians, who rejected the Council of Chalcedon (451), conflated John’s pro-Chalcedonian position with that of the East Syrians, and thus referred to both those condemned at the Council of Ephesus (431) and those who accepted Chalcedon as “Nestorian.” John’s argument here is primarily focused on contradicting the East Syrians, but he seems also to be differentiating his party from theirs, having the more prevalent and powerful West Syrians in view. The argument of the longer of these two polemics, Against the Nestorians (CPG 8053), is centered on scripture and patristic authority; whereas that of the shorter, On the Faith against the Nestorians (CPG 8054), is more theological, although it does employ scripture (in certain sections) to a greater extent than his On Composite Nature against the Leaderless (CPG 8051).
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