Christ the mediator: The contribution of the second council of constantinople*

Abstract

The Christological teaching of the Second Council of Constantinople (553) was a response to the theological discussion prompted by the Chalcedonian hóros (451). The article analyses the Christological teaching of the Council on the basis of three expressions used by the Fathers of Constantinople II (kata synthesin, kath'hypostasin, and in theoria moné). The author argues that the category of mesites (mediator) is the key to understanding the mystery of Christ. Here, "Christ the Mediator" should be understood both in an ontological and a soteriological sense.