Aphthartodocetist

English Etymology From en grc ἀφθαρτοδοκήτης aphthartodokḗtēs, derived from en grc ἀφθαρτος aphthartos incorruptible + en grc δοκέω dokeō I seem, I appear. Pronunciation en /ˌæfθɑːrtəˈdɒsɪtɪst/ Noun en Christianity theology historical philosophy A follower or proponent of Aphthartodocetism, the Christological doctrine that taught Christ's body was naturally incorruptible and not subject to physical suffering, associated with Julian of Halicarnassus en The Journal of Theological Studies NEW SERIES 55 1 APRIL 2004 ARMENIAN CHRISTOLOGY IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHT CENTURIES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CATHOLICOS YOVHAN ŌJNEC'I AND XOSROVIK T'ARGMANIČ'. Cowe, S. Peter 31 https://www-jstor-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/stable/23970602?seq=2 The question of the Aphthartodocetists or Phantasiastae and their central tenet of the incorruptibility of Christ's flesh would be broached in 726 at the Synod of Manazkert, which was also of importance for renewing relations with the West Syrian Church under Patriarch Athanasius III. en International Journal of Systematic Theology. Oct 2008 10 4 Fallen or Unfallen? Christ's Human Nature and the Ontology of Human Sinfulness. McFARLAND, IAN A. 407 https://eds.p.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=b7a93c19-a777-4986-a6bd-c6e6a2e56b68%40redis The Aphthartodocetists of the sixth century constitute the standard exception here, though even they did not deny the reality of Christ’s sufferings; for while they denied that Christ’s human nature had any natural susceptibility to suffering, they also maintained that he willingly subjected himself to it. Related terms en Aphthartodocetism en Julianism