Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (May 2014)
The Patriarch Alexios Stoudites and the Reinterpretation of Justinianic Legislation against Heretics
Abstract
Justinian’s laws on Jews testifying in court were reinterpreted by Alexios, probably around 1039, to be applicable to Syrian Orthodox Christians, deemed heretical, in the newly reconquered area of Melitene.
