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1054

1517

Early

Christians

Great Schism

Eastern OrthodoxEastern Orthodox

Greek

Roman Catholicism

Latin

Protestant Reformation

Lutheran

Calvinist

Presbyterian

Anglican- Henry VIII

Methodist

Anabaptist….

Russian Orthodox (founded in 900’s followed Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox tradition

“Right-belief”

Holy Roman Emperor:

Constantine

Martin Luther:

95 Theses

Council of Ephesus

431

Assyrian Church

451

Oriental Orthodox

(Coptic)

Council of Chalcedon

Council of Nicaea

Copts: (from Arabic word Gibt or Gypt = Egyptians)Copts: (from Arabic word Gibt or Gypt = Egyptians)

History of Copts:History of Copts:

• Founded in Alexandria by St. Mark in 1st Century CE

• Separated from mainstream Christianity after the Council of Chalcedonian

• Today, 10% of Egypt is Coptic

• News:– http://www.time.com/time/

magazine/article/0,9171,2076714,00.html

1. Holy Roman Emperor- Constantine1. Legitimized Christianity

2. Council of Nicaea: 3251. Christians convened in Turkey by

Constantine2. Nicaean Creed3. Settled Trinitarian issue

3. Council of Ephesus4. Council of Chalcedonian: 451 CE

1. Jesus of Nazareth is one person or hypostasis in two natures - human and divine. He is fully human. He is fully divine. He is perfect God and perfect man. As God, He is "of one essence" (homoousios) with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. As man, He is "of one essence" (homoousios) with all human beings.

2. Oriental Orthodox COPTS rejected:1. Believe in the old formula of Saint Cyril,

which claimed that in His incarnation, Christ, has but one nature

5. Great Schism: 1054 CE1. Greek speaking Eastern of the Byzantine

empire1. EASTERN ORTHODOX

2. Latin speaking Western traditions within the Christian Church

1. ROMAN CATHOLIC