Coptic And Eastern Orthodox differences?

[Orthodox Andrew]

Could somebody tell me how Coptic Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodoxy differ from each other? Thanks

 

[CopticOrthodox]

The Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches (Coptic, Ethiopian, Indian, British, Eritrian, Armenian, Syrian). The Eastern Orthodox Church is made up of Churches like the Greeks, Russians, etc. The two have been separate since ~451 A.D. when we split over a controversy regarding the natuer of Christ. It was a misunderstanding, and we both accept each other's formulations now, this issue has pretty much been settled. We're not yet reunited, but we are much closer than previously.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Thanks. Let us pray that we can be one again.

 

[politicopt]

Although we are not united, we are making very good progress. Recently the Coptic and Greek Orthodox church had agreed that if a Copt and a Greek are to be married, they only have to have one service, for both churches to recognize it. Previously, any such marriage would have to occur twice, once at a Coptic Church, and once at a Greek Orthodox Church.

 

[Photini]

Welcome to the forum politicopt!!

 

[politicopt]

Thank you Photini. I'm very happy to be here.

 

[Reader Nilus]

Welcome politicopt. Post often.
Jeff the Finn

 

[ChristianOrthodox]

Im Coptic Orthodox also. God bless you all; we must reveal the treasures of Orthodoxy to the world.

 

[Photini]

Welcome to CF!!!!

 

[ChristianOrthodox]

I hate to do this but i need some blessings to put an icon that i love instead of the designated pics...can anyone help me out

 

[Photini]

glad i could help....

 

[ChristianOrthodox]

Your The Bestest!!! Axios Photini!!!

 

[MariaRegina]

Welcome to the forum dear Christian Orthodox.

Nice Icon of Christ. Now it's time to add your signature.

God bless you.

Elizabeth

 

[Polycarp1]

Non-Orthodox (or Copt; I'm Anglican) piping up here:

It might be useful for one of you who understands the dispute to clarify what the problem was, and how it's bneing resolved. As I understand it (from a third party perspective) the Copts and Jacobites held to a monophysite formula, in contradiction to the Chalcedonian understanding of Christ that Catholics, Ortodox, and Protestants share -- but I was corrected some time ago by an Orthodox Christian on another board that the Copts subscribed to miaphysitism rather than monophysitism -- and that distinction I totally do not understand.

 

[Oblio]

Poly !

There is only one Anglican Polycarp that knows that much Church history, and is as articulate as you are

 

[Oblio]

It might be useful for one of you who understands the dispute to clarify what the problem was, and how it's bneing resolved.

Anyone seen CopticOrthodox ?

 

[Photini]

Anyone seen CopticOrthodox ?

I've been wondering this myself.

 

[Polycarp1]

/me waves back at Oblio

 

[ChristianOrthodox]

I did not write this but its very well done: The Appellation 'Monophysites': The term 'monophysites' is an affixed appellation attributed to the Coptic Orthodox Church rather than the term 'non-Chalcedonian'. This term was originally attributed to Eutyches whom the Church considers a heretic. In spite of the fact that the Coptic Orthodox Church does not approve of most of the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon, however, it does agree to its decision concerning Eutyches. The fourteen participant Egyptian Bishops condemned him. Moreover, Pope Dioscorus when questioned about the teachings of Eutyches said: "If Eutyches holds notions disallowed by the doctrines of the Church, he deserves not only punishment but even fire. But my concern is for the catholic and apostolic faith, not for any man whomsoever". He even said: "I accept the phrase from two natures after the union." Pope Timothy II convened another general Council at Ephesus 475, in which both the teachings of Eutyches and Nestorius were anathematized. Later, in 482 the Henoticon likely anathematized Eutyches and Nestorius. From the fifth century on and throughout the ages the Coptic Orthodox Church had continually anathematized Eutyches. In this era three agreed statements were signed by all the Orthodox Churches (Byzantine and Oriental Orthodox) in which the Christological controversy was settled and both Nestorius and Eutyches were anathematized. Linguistically speaking, this appellation is not accurate. In the Greek language-which was the world-wide means of communication during the first centuries of the Christological controversies-the adjective (monos) means 'alone (without a companion), only' 'without accompaniment, sole, singly existent'. While (eis, mia, en) means 'one' in opposition to many, in opposition to division into parts, and in ethical matters to dissension: to be united most closely' 'one virtually by union', 'one and the same', 'one in respect of office and standing'. On this ground Saint Cyril I, the pillar of faith established his famous formula: 'one incarnate nature of God the Logos' and not 'mone physis' which means 'only incarnate nature of God the Logos'. By 'one' he means one nature of two natures the distinction between them is 'in thought alone' as he frequently explained. Moreover, he explained the phrase 'Hypostatic Union', to mean the union of two natures naturally in one simple person or Hypostasis. To Saint Cyril, the word hypostasis means the person together with the nature that he carries.

 

[ChristianOrthodox]

Miaphysitism: Our Lord Jesus Christ's Divinity and His Humanity united into One Person, with both Natures still in tact.

100% Divinity + 100% Humanity in the One, Lord Jesus Christ.



No relation to other Greek words that start with the prefix Mia, like miasma, miaros, miaiphonia which speak of pollution, blood-stains, blood-guilt.