In 431, the Council of Ephesus dismissed Nestorius’ explanation of the dual nature of Christ in favor of Cyril’s. But that Council was swayed more by circumstance and politics than by sound theology. While Nestorius’ Christology was mis-represented by his critics to be proposing, not just two natures to Jesus, but two
persons, Cyril’s Christology put such
heavy emphasis on Jesus’ deity,
his Christology leaned toward
monophysitism; that is, casting Jesus as having a
single nature. (more…)