Church of the East

In brief, the Church of the East is a Christian denominational body that traces its origins back to the early church. It sometimes calls itself the Assyrian Orthodox Church, but should not be confused with the distinct Syrian Orthodox Church, which is an Eastern oriental body. It is often known as the Nestorian Church, but its theology is not nestorian. Today there are perhaps 500,000 members, mostly in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, USA, and India.

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Overviews

• An overview of the history of the Church of the East
• Notes on the history of the Nasrani Church of the East

Opinions / articles

• Short comments about the Church of the East

Quotes

• Famous quotes about the Church of the East

Texts

• The Truth About the Christian Faith (Mar Odisho, 1298 C.E.)

See also

• Saint Thomas Christians

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