Monophysitism

• Two Doctrines arose in Christianity, Dyophysitism followed by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Monophysitism followed by the Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches.
• The two Churches split after the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE.

Dyophysitism

• The Doctrine from the School of Antioch was that Jesus of Nazareth had a dual nature as the Incarnation of the Son of God:
  1. He was Divine
  2. He was Human
• The Dyophysite Churches are broadly the:
  • Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Church.

Monophysitism

• The Doctrine from the School of Alexandria, was that Jesus of Nazareth had a single nature as the Incarnation of the Son of God:
  • A blend of the Divine and the Human.
• The Monophysite Churches are broadly the:
  • The Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches (mainly Egypt and the East):
    1. Armenian Church
    2. Syrian Church
    3. Coptic Church
    4. Ethiopian Church

Council of Chalcedon 451 CE

• In 451 CE Council of Chalcedon, the Fourth of the Ecumenical Councils condemned Monophysitism.
• In turn the Council was rejected by the Monophysite Churches, who then went their own separate way.