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''Synopsis:'' The Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches of Eastern Christian traditions that keep the faith of only the first three [[ecumenical councils]] and reject the the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. Thus, despite potentially confusing nomenclature, Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from the churches that collectively refer to themselves as [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. The Oriental Orthodox churches came to a parting of the ways with the remainder of Christianity in the 5th century. The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the view that [[Nature of Christ{{Infobox_Contents |Jesus has two natures]] — one divine and one human. topic_name = The Oriental Churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].| {{rtoc}}{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Branches of the Oriental Orthodox Communion Index]] - [[Armenian Apostolic Church]] | , [[Coptic Orthodoxy]] | , [[Eritrean Orthodox Church]] and [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church]] (Tewahedo Church) | , [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]] and [[Indian Orthodox Church]] | , [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]* [[History of Oriental Orthodoxy]] | , [[Council of Chalcedon]]* [[Oriental Orthodoxy Doctrine]] | - [[Monophysitism]] | , [[Justification by faith plus works]]* [[Oriental Orthodox Heirarchy]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| ==Main article==}}
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The Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches of Eastern Christian traditions that keep the faith of only the first three [[ecumenical councils]] and reject the the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. Thus, despite potentially confusing nomenclature, Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from the churches that collectively refer to themselves as [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]. The Oriental Orthodox churches came to a parting of the ways with the remainder of Christianity in the 5th century. The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the view that [[Nature of Christ|Jesus has two natures]] — one divine and one human. The Oriental Churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].
===Branches of Oriental Orthodoxy===
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy Wikipedia - Oriental Orthodoxy]
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