Two Approaches to Scripture

It's pedagogically helpful to introduce the fourth-century debates about Scriptural interpretation and the doctrine of Christ as an oftentimes tense dialogue between two theological tendencies, represented by Antioch and Alexandria. For our purposes, these two cities represent "types"; in practice we can never presume that any particular Scriptural commentator will fit neatly into a category.

Here's a table of the general differences between these two tendencies.