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Egypt · Religion & Belief · Hard
What is the proper term for the 34-year cycle of Christological controversy within the early Coptic Church — settled at the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) — that led to the permanent schism between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the rest of Christendom?
Answer: The Miaphysite-Chalcedonian schism — The Miaphysite-Chalcedonian schism arose from the Council of Chalcedon's adoption of the dyophysite formula (Christ has two natures), which the Coptic Church — adhering to Cyril of Alexandria's 'one nature of the Word incarnate' (mia physis) — rejected as Nestorianism by another name, resulting in a lasting separation that defines Coptic Christian identity.
- A The Arian controversy
- B The Nestorian separation
- C The Monothelite dispute
- D The Miaphysite-Chalcedonian schism ✓
The Miaphysite-Chalcedonian schism arose from the Council of Chalcedon's adoption of the dyophysite formula (Christ has two natures), which the Coptic Church — adhering to Cyril of Alexandria's 'one nature of the Word incarnate' (mia physis) — rejected as Nestorianism by another name, resulting in a lasting separation that defines Coptic Christian identity.