Diodore of Tarsus

Diodore was a priest at Antioch and then bishop of Tarsus from 378. He led an ascetic school at Antioch, defended the Nicene faith against the Arians, and taught a historical, literal reading of Scripture. Most of his works are lost; a commentary on the Psalms attributed to him survives, though its authorship is disputed.

Dates

bishop of Tarsus 378-before 394 (approximate)

See or city

Tarsus

Region

Cilicia

Notes

Teacher of John Chrysostom and Theodore of Mopsuestia in the school of Antioch; named in the imperial edict of 381 among the bishops whose communion marked orthodoxy. Later condemned by some as a forerunner of Nestorius.

Works

• Commentary on Psalms 1-50Commentarii in Psalmos I-L · 4th century (if Diodore, before ca. 390) · CPG 3818 (not yet checked) · text not on this site