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{{overview}}The Oriental Orthodox Communion refers to the churches of the Eastern Christian traditions that agree with only the first three [[ecumenical councils]] but reject the the fourth ecumenical council, the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. These churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], the [[Coptic Orthodoxy|Coptic Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]. Thus, despite the potentially confusing name, Oriental Orthodox churches are completely separate from the [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Eastern Orthodox]] churches.
{{topics}}* [[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]]===
{{opinions}}The churches in Armenia, Egypt and Syria parted with other Christian churches (such as the churches of Rome and Greece) in the 5th century. The separation resulted because the Oriental Orthodox churches would not accept the view of the remaining Chrisitan churches that [[Nature of Christ|Jesus has two distinct natures]] — one divine and one human.
{{quotes}}===Branches of Oriental Orthodoxy===
{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_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}} |}}
The Oriental Churches include the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] and the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]]. {{linksstub}} ==Quotes== ==Links==*[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Oriental_Orthodox OrthodoxWiki - Oriental Orthodox]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy Wikipedia - Oriental Orthodoxy]
{{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Denominations]] [[Category:Denominations]][[Category:Oriental Orthodox Communion]]
