Abstract
The country of Ethiopia has a unique background in that it is the only country on the continent of Africa with no history of colonization. Religion is an essential aspect in the lives of the people of this nation. Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and are both present in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is landlocked by Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. These the dominant religion within these country vary between Islam and Christianity and may have a relevant influence on the current religious state of Ethiopia. This paper will explore the history of these two religions within Ethiopia from it’s known beginnings to the present.
The History of Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia Ethiopia is one of …show more content…
The Britannica Encyclopedia reports that Ethiopia is said to be evangelized by St. Matthew and St. Bartholomew in the 1st century CE and was further evangelized in the 4th century by St. Frumentius and a man named Aedesius underneath the rule of the present King of Aksum. St. Frumentius became the first Ethiopian bishop. The kingdom of Aksum at this point in time was a dominant power in northern Ethiopia. King Evans, the succeeding king was baptized by St. Frumentius and following his baptism Christianity became the official religion of the state. Ge’ez is Ethiopia’s oldest language. The translation of biblical scriptures to Ge’ez, is said to have been advanced by nine Syrian monks. The word tewahedo is a Ge’ez word for “unity.” The Tewahedo church was underneath the patriarch of what is now called the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt. In 451 CE the Council of Chalcedon issued a controversial theology that held a two-natured doctrine. The view insisted that “the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ were equally present without commingling. The Ethiopian Church opposed this view with a single-nature doctrine that expressed the belief that “the human and divine natures (of Jesus Christ) were equally present through the mystery of the incarnation...that Christ had only one nature, which was divine.”(Britannica 2016). In the 7th century …show more content…
Unfortunately, allied forces both internal and external saw his interests as a threat and he was removed from office after three years never actually officially being
The country of Ethiopia has a unique background in that it is the only country on the continent of Africa with no history of colonization. Religion is an essential aspect in the lives of the people of this nation. Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and are both present in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is landlocked by Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. These the dominant religion within these country vary between Islam and Christianity and may have a relevant influence on the current religious state of Ethiopia. This paper will explore the history of these two religions within Ethiopia from it’s known beginnings to the present.
The History of Christianity and Islam in Ethiopia Ethiopia is one of …show more content…
The Britannica Encyclopedia reports that Ethiopia is said to be evangelized by St. Matthew and St. Bartholomew in the 1st century CE and was further evangelized in the 4th century by St. Frumentius and a man named Aedesius underneath the rule of the present King of Aksum. St. Frumentius became the first Ethiopian bishop. The kingdom of Aksum at this point in time was a dominant power in northern Ethiopia. King Evans, the succeeding king was baptized by St. Frumentius and following his baptism Christianity became the official religion of the state. Ge’ez is Ethiopia’s oldest language. The translation of biblical scriptures to Ge’ez, is said to have been advanced by nine Syrian monks. The word tewahedo is a Ge’ez word for “unity.” The Tewahedo church was underneath the patriarch of what is now called the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt. In 451 CE the Council of Chalcedon issued a controversial theology that held a two-natured doctrine. The view insisted that “the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ were equally present without commingling. The Ethiopian Church opposed this view with a single-nature doctrine that expressed the belief that “the human and divine natures (of Jesus Christ) were equally present through the mystery of the incarnation...that Christ had only one nature, which was divine.”(Britannica 2016). In the 7th century …show more content…
Unfortunately, allied forces both internal and external saw his interests as a threat and he was removed from office after three years never actually officially being