...This chapter examines the theological debate between Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus over the incorruptibility of the body of Christ. It begins by discussing the stages of the debate and its documents, including the exchange of letters and treatises between Severus and Julian...

...This chapter examines the liturgical aspects of the theological debate over the incorruptibility of the body of Christ, and particularly the way the dispute was tied to eucharistic theology and practice. It compares the positions of Julian of Halicarnassus and Severus of Antioch regarding Christ's...

...This book explores the main theological question within the anti-Chalcedonian party that occupied Severus of Antioch in the last fifteen years of his life: the incorruptibility of the body of Christ. It considers whether Christ's body became incorruptible only after the crucifixion and resurrection...

...This chapter examines the ecclesiological foundations of the theological debate between Severus of Antioch and the separatist elements within the anti-Chalcedonian camp over the incorruptibility of the social body of Christ. It reveals the correlation between christology and ecclesiology...

... position concerning the social body of Christ was both reflected in and informed by his position concerning the physical body of Christ. According to Severus, Jesus's body before the resurrection was corruptible and attained incorruptibility only after its death and resurrection. Julian, on the other hand...

... images of the “body of Christ,” this book reveals the underlying political, ritual, and cultural stakes and the long-lasting effects of this fateful theological debate. The book combines sophisticated historical methods with philological rigor and theological precision, bringing to light an important...