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''Synopsis:'' {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The Oriental Churches |subtopics = [[Branches of the Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches of Eastern Christian traditions that keep the faith of only the first three [[ecumenical councilsIndex]] and reject the the - [[Council of ChalcedonArmenian Apostolic Church]]. Thus, despite potentially confusing nomenclature, Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from the churches that collectively refer to themselves as [[Eastern Coptic 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 naturesEritrean Orthodox Church]] — one divine and one human. The Oriental Churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Ethiopian Orthodox Church]](Tewahedo Church), [[Coptic Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]] and the [[Indian Orthodox Church]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].* [[Council of Chalcedon]]* [[Oriental Orthodoxy Doctrine]] - [[Monophysitism]], [[Justification by faith plus works]]* [[Oriental Orthodox Heirarchy]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}

{{rtoc}}{{topics}}* [[Branches of the The Oriental Orthodox Communion Index]] - refers to the churches of the Eastern Christian traditions that agree with only the first three [[Armenian Apostolic Churchecumenical councils]] | but reject the the fourth ecumenical council, the [[Coptic OrthodoxyCouncil of Chalcedon]] | . These churches include the [[Eritrean Orthodox Armenian Apostolic Church]] and , the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church]] (Tewahedo Church) Coptic Orthodoxy| [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Coptic Church]] and [[Indian Orthodox Church]] | the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]* [[History of . Thus, despite the potentially confusing name, Oriental Orthodoxy]] | [[Council of Chalcedon]]* Orthodox churches are completely separate from the [[Oriental Eastern Orthodoxy Doctrine]] | [[Monophysitism]] | [[Justification by faith plus works]]* [[Oriental Eastern Orthodox Heirarchy]]churches.

The Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches ===Branches 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]].===

===The Oriental Churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], [[History of Oriental OrthodoxyCoptic Orthodox Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]===.

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