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Eastern Orthodox Church

Second-largest Christian church

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Oct 2, 2025
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How does the Ethiopian Bible's canon differ from the Catholic Bible's canon?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s biblical canon is substantially larger and differently composed than the Roman Catholic canon: , including the Hebrew protocanon, the Catholic deuterocanonical...

Nov 23, 2025
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Are all of God's angels men

Christian and scholarly sources do not agree that "all of God's angels are men." Most theological treatments say angels are spirit beings without human sex and that masculine language in scripture oft...

Dec 9, 2025
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What are the differences between the Ethiopian Orthodox canon and the Catholic and Protestant canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon is substantially larger on the Old Testament side than Catholic (73 books) and Protestant (66 books) canons, including texts such as 1 Enoch, Jubilees and additio...

Jan 15, 2026

How does the Eastern Orthodox Bible's canon differ from the Protestant Bible's canon?

The Eastern Orthodox Bible differs from the Protestant Bible primarily in its Old Testament contents: Orthodox churches accept the broader Septuagint-derived "longer canon" (including books Protestant...

Dec 7, 2025

How does the Ethiopian Bible’s order and grouping of books differ from other Christian canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon contains about 81 books (46 Old Testament, 35 New Testament) and is the largest traditional Christian canon; it includes works such as 1 Enoch, Jubilees, and 1–3 ...

Dec 20, 2025

How does the Ethiopian Bible's canon differ from the Protestant and Catholic canons?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon is significantly larger and more varied than the Protestant and Catholic canons: commonly cited as 81 books (sometimes more in broader collections) versus the Pro...

Jan 12, 2026

How do major Christian denominations officially respond to the prosperity gospel?

Major Christian communions overwhelmingly critique the prosperity gospel as theologically flawed or heretical, but responses vary in tone and mechanism: historic churches (Catholic, Orthodox, mainline...

Dec 14, 2025

What are major differences in wording and chapter divisions between the Ethiopian canon and the Septuagint?

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo canon contains about 81 books (46 OT, 35 NT) and retains several works absent from most Septuagint-based traditions, notably 1 Enoch and Jubilees, because its Ge’ez Bib...

Nov 21, 2025

How do Christian denominations define the nature of God compared to Islamic teachings?

Christian denominations generally describe God as one supreme, personal Creator who is omnipotent, omniscient and morally perfect, but they diverge sharply from Islamic teaching mainly over the person...

Jan 8, 2026

How do Eastern Orthodox Christians view abortion?

Eastern Orthodox Christianity overwhelmingly regards abortion as the deliberate taking of innocent human life and therefore a grave moral wrong, often described in canonical and patristic sources as m...

Jan 2, 2026

Which current religious denominations support the Massacre of the Innocents

Most mainstream Christian denominations do not "support" the Massacre of the Innocents as a good or endorsed act; rather many commemorate the event from the Gospel of Matthew as a historical or liturg...

Dec 31, 2025

How do the canons of the Ethiopian, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Bibles impact Christian theology and doctrine?

The size and shape of a community’s Bible — whether the Ethiopian Tewahedo’s unusually large canon, the Catholic Church’s inclusion of the deuterocanonical books, or the Eastern Orthodox reliance on t...

Dec 31, 2025

Which Christian denominations accept or reject Julie Green’s prophetic messages?

Julie Green’s prophetic ministry is presented publicly as a non‑denominational, charismatic prophetic ministry that attracts broad support from online viewers while also drawing internal criticism ove...

Dec 18, 2025

How did Catholic and Orthodox churches respond to Luther's placement of books in the Apocrypha during the Reformation?

Martin Luther relocated the books later called the deuterocanonical books into an intertestamental “Apocrypha” section and described them as useful but not equal to Holy Scripture, prompting sharp pus...

Dec 14, 2025

How do different religions and cultures conduct or restrict cremation practices?

Cremation is embraced, discouraged, or forbidden depending on religion and local culture: Hinduism, many Buddhist communities, Sikhs and Jains commonly prescribe or accept cremation as normative (see ...

Dec 12, 2025

Have theologians from historic denominations publicly critiqued David Jeremiah's teachings on prophecy?

Public reporting and primary materials show David Jeremiah is an active, high‑profile teacher of end‑times prophecy with extensive resources and broadcasts focused on Revelation, Daniel, Israel and cu...

Nov 24, 2025

What does 'without cause' mean in Matthew 5:22?

The phrase “without a cause” (Greek εἰκῆ, often translated sine causa) appears in some English translations of Matthew 5:22 (notably the KJV/NKJV) but is omitted in many modern critical editions becau...