This article discusses the Second Council of Constantinople, whose purpose was to try and reconcile those who agreed with Chalcedon with the Monophysites. The article presents the Council's setting, purpose, and major characters, as well the nature and result of the conflict.

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.