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[Paul Younan]

One thing though, Mar Ibas was obviously Assyrian no? In his letter to the Bishop of hardashir he said Cyril repented of his monophysitism, is this true?

Shlama Akhi,

No, Ibas was not part of the CoE nor was he an Assyrian. He was a priest in Edessa, his superior was the bishop Rabbula who espoused Monophysitism. Ibas was present at the council of Ephesus, a western council. He later disagreed with Rabbula, as did many in Edessa. After Rabbula died, Ibas was appointed to be the bishop of Edessa. Ibas was later condemned and ousted by Constantinople.

By this time Akhi, Rome was in control of Edessa whereas prior it was Persian territory. So this is really a matter of western councils and leaders, not eastern (Persian). So while Ibas agreed with Theodore and Nestorius, as did the CoE, nevertheless he was not ours.