The Second Council of Constantinople anathematized the literal historical approach of interpreting Scripture associated with the School of Antioch as the breeder of heresy, while the council embraced allegory as the proper method of interpretation. This article looks at the historical account of these events.

This article on church history provides an overview of the scientific theologians. Attention is given to the Eastern Fathers and the School of Antioch (John Chrysostom, Theodore, and Eusebius), as well as the Latin Fathers (Ambrose, Jerome, and Augustine).