Nestorianism
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By the sixth century, Sogdians had followed the Silk Roads into Europe, bringing Nestorianism, the branch of Christianity from Asia Minor and Syria that believed Jesus had two separate natures.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Some of the Lakhmids embraced a form of Christianity known as Nestorianism and, like the Ghassanids, were able to thrive on the patronage of the great empire while protecting its southern borders from other Arabs.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Nestorius was deposed, but Nestorianism continued to flourish among the Assyrians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nestorianism spread to India in the fifth century.
From A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) by John Henry Blunt
The original ebionitism had died away, but its spirit and central doctrine reappeared in Nestorianism.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce
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