The Christological works of Justinian

This study examines two complete works, the Letter to the Alexandrian Monks and On the Right Faith, and two fragments ascribed to the Emperor Justinian (527-565) which deal with Christology. The two fragments, the Epistle to Zoilus and the Dialogue with Paul of Nisibis, contain contradictory positions on the number of activities in Christ. This study examines the doctrinal inter-relationships of Justinian's works in order to assess both the likelihood and nature of their authorship by Justinian and the possibility of doctrinal development. This study also examines the relationship of Justinian's works to those of his contemporaries in order to suggest possible influences. In order to identify these relationships this study compares the arguments, positions, terminology, methodology, and florilegia of the works of Justinian and his contemporaries.; This study finds continuity on many levels between the two complete works, the Letter to the Alexandrian Monks and On the Right Faith. The study also suggests that the differences in doctrinal emphasis between Justinian's various works should be explained by their different historical settings rather than by doctrinal development. The study also finds the fragments the Epistle to Zoilus and the Dialogue with Paul of Nisibis to be consistent with Justinian's other works. The study also finds that the apparent contradiction between the fragments is consistent with the overall doctrinal position of Justinian and his contemporaries.; This study finds numerous similarities between the works of Justinian and those of his contemporaries, Leontius of Jerusalem, Ephrem of Antioch, and Leontius of Byzantium. This study finds a close relationship between Justinian's Letter to the Alexandrian Monks and Leontius of Jerusalem's Against the Monophysites, and suggests that the latter may have served as the major source for Justinian's work and as the intermediary for the influences of Leontius of Byzantium and Ephrem. The study also finds similarities between Leontius of Jerusalem's Against the Nestorians and both sides of Justinian's Dialogue with Paul of Nisibis which may indicate that Against the Nestorians is dependent upon the historical debate underlying the Dialogue.