TY - BOOK ID - 3513671 TI - Theodotus of Ancyra's homilies and the Council of Ephesus (431) PY - 2015 VL - 4 SN - 9789042931473 9042931477 PB - Leuven: Peeters, DB - UniCat KW - Sermons. KW - 262.5*14 KW - 251 "00/04" KW - Christian sermons KW - Homilies KW - Sermonettes KW - Christian literature KW - Ephese--(431) KW - Homiletiek. Verkondiging. Prediking--?"00/04" KW - Theodotus, KW - Theodoto, KW - Council of Ephesus KW - Concilio di Efeso KW - Ephesus, Council of, KW - Sňem Effezský KW - 262.5*14 Ephese--(431) KW - Sermons KW - Ephesus [Council of ], 0431 KW - Theodotus Ancyranus KW - Theodotus ep. Ancyranus KW - Ephèse KW - Concile d'Ephèse (431) KW - Theodotus, - Bishop of Ancyra, - -approximately 445 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3513671 AB - A substantial proportion of surviving late-antique conciliar homilies are by Theodotus, metropolitan bishop of Ancyra. Here presented in English translation, they provide valuable evidence for an essential and effective means of communication by which councils presented and enforced themselves. The analysis relates their content to the conciliar settings, considers the conventions of ancient rhetoric, and reflects the reception of the texts, especially through collections of conciliar documents. The book clarifies the regional parameters and disputes over episcopal territorial authority in which Theodotus' theology and pastoral activity developed. Both informed his overall positive and constructive perspective on faith and the role of preachers and bishops, promoting unity and cohesion. The analysis of Theodotus' involvement in the First Council of Ephesus, especially in the techniques used to shape and preserve allegiances and to defend a view or decision, contributes to an understanding of the processes of identity formation, seeking agreement, and proclaiming consensus, even when it had not been achieved. ER -