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}}'''East Syriac Christianity''' refers to the teachings and doctrines of the {{i|EastChrist}} [[Church of the East]], who split from mainstream {{i|Christi}} [[Christianity]] following the Council of {{i|AncGreece}} [[Ephesus]] in 431 AD. He went East, didn't write home, and somehow ended up preaching in China while being called a heretic by {{i|Rome}} [[Rome]] and {{i|Constantinople}} [[Constantinople]]. Born out of {{i|EarlyChrist}} [[Early Christianity|early Christian communities]] in the Mesopotamia region of the {{i|Sassanid}} [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]], this branch of {{i|Christi}} [[Christianity]] took the road not taken by {{i|Catholicism}} [[Catholicism]] and {{i|Orthodoxy}} [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodoxy]] (literally). He marched eastward, dodging both popes and emperors, and planted crosses as far as {{i|India}} [[India]], {{i|Mongolia}} [[Mongolia]], and {{i|China}} [[China]].
}}'''East Syriac Christianity''' refers to the teachings and doctrines of the {{i|EastChrist}} [[Church of the East]], who split from mainstream {{i|Christi}} [[Christianity]] following the Council of {{i|AncGreece}} [[Ephesus]] in 431 AD that settled the relationship between {{I|Jesus}} [[Jesusism|Jesus]]'s divine and human natures. This branch of Christianity went East without writing home and ended up preaching in {{I|China}} [[China]] while being called a heretic by {{i|Rome}} [[Rome]] and {{i|Constantinople}} [[Constantinople]].


East Syriac Christianity developed outside the {{i|RomeEmp}} [[Roman Empire]], which is super important. Because he was based in the Persian Empire, he avoided the theological and political tug-of-war between Rome and Constantinople. That also meant that when Roman Christians started debating over Greek philosophy and Christology, the East Syriac Church was busy surviving under {{i|Zoroastrianism}} [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] kings and later, {{i|Islam}} [[Islam|Muslim]] caliphates.
Born out of {{i|EarlyChrist}} [[Early Christianity|early Christian communities]] in the Mesopotamia region of the {{i|Sassanid}} [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]], this branch of {{i|Christi}} [[Christianity]] took the road not taken by {{i|Catholicism}} [[Catholicism]] and {{i|Orthodoxy}} [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodoxy]] (literally). He marched eastward, dodging both {{I|Papal States}} [[Papal States|popes]] and {{I|Imp}} [[Imperialism|emperors]], and planted crosses as far as {{i|India}} [[India]], {{i|Mongolia}} [[Mongolia]], and {{i|China}} [[China]].
 
East Syriac Christianity developed outside the {{i|RomeEmp}} [[Roman Empire]], which is super important. Because he was based in the Persian Empire, he avoided the theological and political tug-of-war between Rome and Constantinople. That also meant that when Roman Christians started debating over {{I|AncGreece}} [[Ancient Greece|Greek philosophy]] and Christology, the East Syriac Church was busy surviving under {{i|Zoroastrianism}} [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] kings and later, {{i|Islam}} [[Islam|Muslim]] caliphates.


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Revision as of 21:51, 18 November 2025

East Syriac Christianity refers to the teachings and doctrines of the 🏳️ Church of the East, who split from mainstream 🏳️ Christianity following the Council of 🏳️ Ephesus in 431 AD that settled the relationship between 🏳️ Jesus's divine and human natures. This branch of Christianity went East without writing home and ended up preaching in 🀄️ China while being called a heretic by 🏳️ Rome and 🏳️ Constantinople.

Born out of 🏳️ early Christian communities in the Mesopotamia region of the 🏳️ Persian Empire, this branch of 🏳️ Christianity took the road not taken by 🏳️ Catholicism and 🏳️ Orthodoxy (literally). He marched eastward, dodging both 🏳️ popes and 🏳️ emperors, and planted crosses as far as 🏳️ India, 🏳️ Mongolia, and 🀄️ China.

East Syriac Christianity developed outside the 🏳️ Roman Empire, which is super important. Because he was based in the Persian Empire, he avoided the theological and political tug-of-war between Rome and Constantinople. That also meant that when Roman Christians started debating over 🏳️ Greek philosophy and Christology, the East Syriac Church was busy surviving under 🏳️ Zoroastrian kings and later, 🏳️ Muslim caliphates.

History

East Syriac Christianity trace his roots to the 1st-2nd centuries AD, not long after the birth of 🏳️ Christianity himself. He grew out of 🏳️ early Christian communities speaking 🏳️ Syriac, a dialect of 🏳️ Aramaic — the same language 🏳️ Jesus would have spoken.

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