Ancient fresco of Christ

In Christology the principal emphasis is on the complete humanity of Christ which is sharply distinguished from his divine nature. Antiochene theologians strongly defended the homoousios in order to protect and exhibit both the divinity and humanity of Christ. Exegetes of the Antiochene school emphasized a literal and historical interpretation of the Bible. Theodore of Mopsuestia (c. 350-428) is a representative theologian. Not all theologians associated by scholars with Antiochene theology worked in Antioch.