Nestorius and his Teaching
A Fresh Examination of the Evidence

In this book, first published in 1908, British theologian James Bethune-Baker provides a detailed discussion of Nestorius and his views.

J. F. Bethune-Baker (Author)

9781107432987, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 October 2014

252 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.28 kg

James Bethune-Baker (1861–1951) was a British theologian who held the position of Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge from 1911 to 1935. In this book, which was first published in 1908, Bethune-Baker provides a detailed discussion of Nestorius and his views, putting forward the viewpoint 'that Nestorius was not 'Nestorian''. Detailed notes are incorporated throughout the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Nestorius, theology and the history of Christianity.

1. Introduction
2. The sources of our knowledge of Nestorius and his teaching
3. The doctrines attributed to Nestorius and the terms which he used
4. The title Theotokos
5. A famous saying of Nestorius
6. 'Two persons' not the teaching of Nestorius
7. The highpriesthood of Christ
8. The ethical valuation of the doctrine of the person of Christ
9. The eucharistic teaching of Nestorius
10. Nestorius's statement of his own position positively and in relation to Cyril's
11. The phrase 'hypostatic union'
12. The teaching of Nestorius in relation to the teaching of Flavian and Leo
13. Conclusion
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB]