Christopher

Japanese: Christotokos
Christopher

…This title caused great controversy when Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople in the early 5th century, opposed it, arguing that it compromised the doctrine of the perfect humanity of Christ. He instead proposed the title Christotokos (meaning "Mother of Christ"), but this was not generally accepted. In the Western Church, this title is not commonly used. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Christotokos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…5世紀前半のコンスタンティノープル主教ネストリウスが,この尊称はキリストの完全な人性の教義を危うくするとして反対したため,大問題となった。ネストリウスは代りに〈クリストトコスChristotokos〉(〈キリストの母〉の意)を提案したが,一般には受けいれられなかった。西方教会ではこの尊称はふつうは用いられない。…

※「Christotokos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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