Important changes took place in the social, political, religious life in the
Roman Empire after the rise of Christianity especially in the eastern Mediterranean
provinces such as Cilicia and Syria in the A.D. 1st century. The process forming
the basis of this new religion soon began including the setting of the rules for worship and the principles of belief.
During this process, the arguements about the nature of Christ (Christology)
appeared as a principal topic. The first council in the history of Christianity (Hierosolyma Council of Apostles) was held in Jerusalem in 57 in order to discuss on this
matter. The spread of the new religion in a large area caused new interpretations
and different views concerning with this problem.
The bishops coming from the ancient towns which gradually became bishopic
centers began to attend various council meetings gathering Christians from different
cultures and countries. One of those cities was Corycus (K›zkalesi). Seleucia ad
Calycadnum in its neighbourhood was also an episcopal center and the towns
Diocaesarea and Olba were connected to it.
It is significant that although Corycus was geographically located close to
Seleucia ad Calycadnum, it was directly connected to the episcopal center of
Tarsus. This situation sometimes caused such difficult cases in between to bishopic
centers that the Church at Antiochia ad Orontem had to act as a mediator.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Mayıs 2005 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2005 Sayı: 11 |