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A. Scripture Index (KJV)
| Chapter | Passages |
| Introduction | Acts 15:28; Jude 1:3; 2 Timothy 1:13 |
| Constantinople I | Matthew 28:19; John 15:26; John 16:13; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 2:11; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:30 |
| Ephesus | Luke 1:43; John 1:14; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 2:8; Galatians 4:4 |
| Chalcedon | John 10:30; Philippians 2:6-7; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 4:15 |
| Constantinople II | Acts 3:15; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:10, 13; Ephesians 4:3 |
| Constantinople III | Luke 22:42; John 6:38; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 5:8 |
| Nicaea II | Exodus 20:4-5; Exodus 25:18; Numbers 21:8; 1 Kings 6:23-29; John 1:14; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 9:5 |
| Closing | 1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 4:2 |
B. Source Notes
[1] Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit; Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (esp. Oration 31). In Schaff & Wace, eds., Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, vols. 7-8.
[2] Canons and Creed of Constantinople I (381). In Schaff & Wace, eds., NPNF Series 2, vol. 14, The Seven Ecumenical Councils; and Tanner, N., ed., Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, vol. 1.
[3] On the filioque: Kelly, J.N.D., Early Christian Creeds, ch. 10; Pelikan, J., The Christian Tradition, vol. 2.
[4] Cyril of Alexandria, Letters 4, 17; Nestorius, Bazaar of Heracleides; Acts of Ephesus (431), in NPNF Series 2, vol. 14.
[5] Brock, S., "The 'Nestorian' Church: A Lamentable Misnomer," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 78 (1996).
[6] Leo I, Tome (Letter 28); Definition of Chalcedon, in NPNF Series 2, vol. 14, and Tanner, vol. 1. See also Price, R. & Gaddis, M., The Acts of the Council of Chalcedon (Liverpool University Press, 2005).
[7] Joint declarations between the Catholic Church and Oriental Orthodox churches (1970s-1990s) and the Orthodox-Oriental Orthodox dialogue (Chambésy Agreed Statements, 1989 and 1990).
[8] Acts of Constantinople II (553), in NPNF Series 2, vol. 14; Price, R., The Acts of the Council of Constantinople of 553 (Liverpool University Press, 2009).
[9] Acts of Constantinople III (680-681), in NPNF Series 2, vol. 14; Maximus the Confessor, Disputation with Pyrrhus; Louth, A., Maximus the Confessor (Routledge, 1996).
[10] Acts of Nicaea II (787), in NPNF Series 2, vol. 14, and Tanner, vol. 1; John of Damascus, Three Treatises on the Divine Images; Brubaker, L. & Haldon, J., Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era (Cambridge, 2011).
[11] Calvin, J., Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1.11; Luther, M., "Against the Heavenly Prophets" (1525) on images.
[12] Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 232-267, 456-483, 2129-2132; Ware, K., The Orthodox Church (Penguin, 1993), ch. 1-2.
[13] Augsburg Confession, Art. 1; Thirty-Nine Articles, Arts. 1-8, 21; Westminster Confession of Faith, ch. 2, 8, 31.
C. General Reading
- Davis, Leo Donald, The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787): Their History and Theology (Liturgical Press, 1983).
- Kelly, J.N.D., Early Christian Doctrines, 5th ed. (Continuum, 1977).
- Pelikan, Jaroslav, The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, vol. 1 (University of Chicago Press, 1971).
- Chadwick, Henry, The Early Church (Penguin, 1967).
- Schaff, Philip, History of the Christian Church, vols. 3-4.
- Online overviews supplied with the request: Wikipedia, "First seven ecumenical councils"; DIU, "Crash Course on the Seven Ecumenical Councils"; Wesleyan Learn course page on the councils.
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