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Craig Truglia details the exact ecclesiastical context of the East Syrian world that Saint Isaac the Syrian lived in. Using 2020s scholarship and new translations, one may perceive the ahistoricity of the polemical claims that Isaac was a Nestorian.
0:00 Introduction
3:30 St Paisos' Vision of Isaac
4:45 Ecclesiastical Context (Chalcedonians in the East)
13:40 Status of Chalcedon in East Syria
14:55 Church Union Under Heraclus
19:04 Status of Chalcedon in East Syria After the Union
26:11 "Isaacians" Condemned by the Nestorian (John Saba et al)
35:35 Was Isaac Really In Schism? (Schism Spectrum)
44:33 The Historical Isaac the Syrian
55:57 Isaac In His Own Words
1:03:38 Conclusion
1:07:28 Is "Secret Gnostic Universalist-Nestorian" Isaac Authentic?
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Craig Truglia details the exact ecclesiastical context of the East Syrian world that Saint Isaac the Syrian lived in. Using 2020s scholarship and new translations, one may perceive the ahistoricity of the polemical claims that Isaac was a Nestorian.
0:00 Introduction
3:30 St Paisos' Vision of Isaac
4:45 Ecclesiastical Context (Chalcedonians in the East)
13:40 Status of Chalcedon in East Syria
14:55 Church Union Under Heraclus
19:04 Status of Chalcedon in East Syria After the Union
26:11 "Isaacians" Condemned by the Nestorian (John Saba et al)
35:35 Was Isaac Really In Schism? (Schism Spectrum)
44:33 The Historical Isaac the Syrian
55:57 Isaac In His Own Words
1:03:38 Conclusion
1:07:28 Is "Secret Gnostic Universalist-Nestorian" Isaac Authentic?
Support missionary work in Cambodia:
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Become a monthly donor to the mission by joining our Patreon: patreon.com/c/OrthodoxChristianTheology
Venmo: @Craig-Truglia venmo.com/craig-truglia
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Become a missionary or supporter at the Prophet Daniel Missionary Movement: orthomission.com
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To purchase Craig Truglia's books "Rise and Fall of the Papacy" and "Fellowship With Christ's Suffering": amazon.com/stores/Patrick-Craig-Truglia/author/B0DCYS19WJ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1754218095&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=84900fbe-e462-473b-a8f7-5d1ff5a8eb0fnd
