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B. STEPHENS 1 OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxford,OX26DP, UnitedKingdom OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. 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OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi For my parents, and in memory of Roger and Stella OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi Acknowledgements My thanks are due to the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Sarum StMichaelTrust,andtoChristChurch,Oxford,eachfortheirgeneroussupport ofmyresearchonthissubjectoverthepastyears.IamalsogratefultoOxford University Press and to the editorial committee of the Oxford Theology and ReligionseriesfortheirenthusiasmandpatienceasIcompletedthisbook. My particular thanks go to Mark Edwards, whose guidance first led me to AntiochandtheDedicationCouncil,andwhoseteachingandinsightillumin- atedtheirimportanceandmyexplorationsofthem. I could not have completed this book without the support of my family, whichhasbeenconstant.Anumberofclosefriendsofferedvaluableexpertise and advice, which helped shape this work, notable amongst whom were my inspiring and impressive housemates of Cripley Road, Amy Russell and Alexandra Harris. The moral support and encouragement of many others at Oxford, particularly the excellent Gulliver Ralston, Louise Radnofsky, and Roger Butler, were also of the utmost importance in sustaining my work. Finally,mythanksgotoSiônRhysEvans,whohascontributedsomuchtothe improvementofthisworkanditsauthor. OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi OUPCORRECTEDPROOF–FINAL,27/3/2015,SPi Contents ListofAbbreviations xi Introduction 1 PartI. TheCanonsofAntioch 1. TheCanonsofAntiochandtheDedicationCouncil 15 1.1 TheCanonsofAntioch:EarlyAppearancesandAttributions 15 1.2 TheCanonsofAntioch:RejectingTradition 25 1.3 LocatingtheCanonsofAntioch 35 2. TheCanonsofAntiochinContext 50 2.1 MethodologicalNote 52 2.2 TheSynodicalLetter 53 2.3 TheCanons 60 2.4 TheNeedforLegislation 80 2.5 TheCouncilofAntioch 82 PartII. AntiochandSerdica 3. TheDedicationCouncil 85 3.1 ConciliarStructure 86 3.2 TheologicalPerspectives 94 3.3 TheDedicationCouncilasDefenderofConciliarAuthority 120 3.4 TheNatureandPurposeoftheDedicationCouncil 126 4. Serdica,Rome,andtheResponsetoAntioch 131 4.1 RespondingtoAntioch 133 4.2 EcclesiasticalPolitics 145 4.3 TheRoleofandApproachtoCanonLaw 149 4.4 HeresyandPolemic 152 4.5 ConciliarStructureandAuthority 156 4.6 TheImportanceofSerdica 167 PartIII. CanonLawandEpiscopalAuthority 5. Law,Authority,andPower 171 5.1 TheAuthorityofCanonLaw 172 5.2 InfluencingFactors:theNatureofCanonLaw 186 5.3 InfluencingFactors:Codification 197
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