Council of Jerusalem (536)
The Council of Jerusalem of 536 was a meeting of
Agapetus I had played the main role.[1]
Following the
anti-Chalcedonians.[2]
The council met on 19 September 536 in
Greek.[2] Its acts are preserved in the collection known as the Collectio Sabbaitica. The verdicts of the Council of Constantinople were read into the record and the assembled clergy at Jerusalem discussed all four condemned clerics. Their own verdict, however, only explicitly condemned Anthimus.[3] It was subscribed by 47 bishops, which was almost every bishop in the Three Palestines. There is no logical sequence to the subscriptions and they were all made in Greek.[2]
List of signatory bishoprics
The list of 47 bishops appears to be nearly complete for the Three Palestines. Among the known sees of ancient Palestine, only the bishoprics of
Diospolis, Maiuma of Ascalon, Maiuma of Gaza and Zoara were probably in existence in 536 and are unrepresented in the subscriptions.[2]
- Aelia (Jerusalem)
- Caesarea
- Scythopolis
- Tiberias
- Sariphaia
- Gabae
- Raphia
- Joppe
- Augustopolis
- Abila
- Azotus
- Sozousa
- Arda, possibly Orda in Gerar
- Eleutheropolis
- Jericho
- Areopolis
- Diara, probably Dora
- Charachmouba
- the city of the Menutai, that is, Menois
- Pella
- Bitulion
- Iotabe
- Elousa
- Gaza
- Petra
- Nicopolis
- Gadara
- Helenopolis
- Diocaesarea
- the city of the Bakanoi, probably Bacatha
- Ascalon
- Phaino
- Arindela
- Sycomazon
- Neapolis
- Parembolai
- the city of the Libisioi, possibly Livias
- Maximianopolis
- Sebaste
- Jamnia
- Exalos
- Gazara
- Aila
- Hippos
- Capitolias
- Amathous
- Anthedon
Notes
- ^ Millar 2008, pp. 64–65.
- ^ a b c d Millar 2008, pp. 78–79.
- ^ Millar 2008, pp. 71–72.
Bibliography
- Menze, Volker L. (2008). Justinian and the Making of the Syrian Orthodox Church. Oxford University Press.
- Millar, Fergus (2008). "Rome, Constantinople and the Near Eastern Church under Justinian: Two Synods of CE 536". The Journal of Roman Studies. 98: 62–82.
- Millar, Fergus (2009). "Linguistic Co-existence in Constantinople: Greek and Latin (and Syriac) in the Acts of the Synod of 536 CE". The Journal of Roman Studies. 99: 92–103.