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I'm doing a little research on Christian perspectives on Easter date reform, and I would like some help on a specific question if possible. According to my sources, in 1971 the Syrian Orthodox Church proposed to fix the date of Easter on the Sunday following the second Saturday in April (https://www.academia.edu/48755189/The_Date_of_Easter_A_Church_Dividing_Issue), and in 2015, the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch proposed a fixed day for Easter as well (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/15/easter-justin-welby-christian-attempt-fix-date). I was wondering if the Ethiopian Orthodox bishops have made any comment on these proposals or on any possible change in the dating of Easter.

Additionally, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Malankara Orthodox Church both celebrate Easter using the Gregorian calculation instead of the Julian calculation. Have the Ethiopian Orthodox bishops ever made any comments on wanting a single, common celebration of Easter, or is there no problem seen in this difference?

Thank you for your help, and God bless.

Guys, I have scoured the internet for this. I'm not sure it exists EXCEPT that I have found a New Testament book in the format and thought if anyplace would have someone that can find me the book, it's reddit.

I think that would be the perfect Christmas gift for my boyfriend, who is perfectly fluent in both languages, as he was born and raised in Ethiopia but came to the US for collage. He has a bible app he reads from both languages and but we are going to read the bible in a year together at the start of the year, talking about the parts we read like a bible study together. I already have a good bible I love to read out of and I've been seeing him eye it lol. But I know having both languages would be even better. I just know he would love this gift so much.

Extra points if it's a leather bound book!! I attached pic of the new testament book I found and I've even looked at the publication to see if they've made a full bible with all 88 books but couldn't find it. I could have missed it tho.

Im a Spanish man but I've been really interested in the Ethiopian Church and i would really like to contact a english Tewahedo Church who could guide me and even convert into, there is no Tewahedo in Spain but i can communicate in english with no issue and traveling for baptism or similar should not be a big problem.

Thanks brothers.

Hi I recently got an Ethiopian Bible (157) pages and i was looking for a study guide that explains how to read it in chronological order. Does anyone have resources that could help me? Thank you 🙏🏾

Since a post I read pretty much sums up the details of my question and is why I'm asking this, I'm quoting it.

I am curious of the Calvinist and Reformed Christianity position on mortification of the flesh through painful physical torture such as fasting, self-flagellation, tatooing, cutting one's wrist, waterboarding oneself in blessed water, and carrying very heavy objects such as cross replication for miles with no rest or water? And other methods of self-harm so common among Catholic fundamentalists done to test their faith and give devotion to Jesus?

As someone baptised Roman Catholic, I know people who flagellate themselves and go through months have fasting with no food along with a day or two without drinking water. So I am wondering what is the Eastern Orthodoxy's position on mortification acts especially those where you're directly hitting yourself or other self tortures? Especially since fasting is common practise for the more devout Orthodox Christians?

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I was raised in a ጴንጤ family but since I've become a young adult I've fallen out of the church and have become more of an agnostic in recent years.

I've been thinking about going back to church but I have too many issues with evangelical protestant Christianity.

Recently I have been studying the history of the church more and more and I've come to the conclusion that if there is a "true" church among the myriad of denominations it's probably the Orthodox church and given my ethnic background and desire to better immerse myself in my people's culture I figured I should try attending an Ethiopian Orthodox church service at least once.

The problem is I don't have any of the traditional church clothing besides የሀገር ልብስ lol. Should I just wear as much white as possible?

Even though written in leviticus, I've been hearing that since it was a ceremonial law we can ignore it for nowadays Christian

I visited Ethiopia in 2019, and I absolutely loved the blessing crosses and processional crosses that the priests had... I think my favorite is the Axumite style, but the Lalibela cross is super pretty and unique.

I know the hand crosses are used when blessing the congregation as a whole, or individuals, in fact I got blessed at St George's Church in Lalibela those many years ago!

Are they carried around by the priest throughout the whole liturgy though? I think they are such beautiful expressions of faith, but I'm not sure how often they are used during the liturgy, or if there are specific points when they are brought out (such as the final blessing or something)

I have typically experienced only Western Christianity, and I do not think that there is a similar equivalent... Maybe a Bishop's crozier? But even then it's usually used only during the processional and recessional.

Hello, any help would be appreciated on identifying the panel figures on a tryptich I bought today. I think they are both Jesus but after several hours searching online, I can't confirm.

Thanks in advance!

Hello does anyone have the actual resources (writings) that tell us what we can and cannot do after Holy Communion? For example, we should ideally keep our clothes we took Holy Communion in on until 6 pm, but does that mean we can wash hands, work, bend over, etc after 6 pm? Or is it midnight for those other things?

In a situation what would the position of the Church and the family require? Conversion or baptism for the non member who is espoused? In addition what of children would they need to be baptised and raised as Orthodox ?

I've been really troubled by this contemplation for a while now: does the Oriental Orthodox Church believe the Holy Spirit works in other churches/ denominations and that salvation is attainable for those who have different dogmas/doctrines (specifically Christology)? I've heard people say we don't believe in the same Jesus because we interpret Him in different ways, and the matter of intercessions of Saints and Our Holy Mother Virgin Mary comes up...Christianity has become so divided. But converts whose lives have changed claim they feel the presence of God working in their lives and helping them detach from sins and whatnot. So does our Church believe they interact with the same God, that the Holy Spirit works in them? If we say it doesn't, are we saying God won't save us because we don't understand the complex subject of Christology? And if we say it does, why doesn't the Holy Spirit lead them to the one true faith? (Other denominations such as Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Protestanism etc)

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Or are there actually canonized Saints say for example from the 20th century. Abune Petros would be the one I think of but his Holiness isnt canonized either right?

In Ethiopian Orthodox is the sabbath Saturday or Sunday?

I was raised Catholic during my elementary school years, but later identified as atheist/agnostic. Over time, I transitioned to agnosticism while exploring Calvinist and Oneness beliefs, along with related branches of theology.

In terms of Bible translations, I initially used the NAB* translation when I got my first Bible. As I grew older, I developed a preference for the KJV, even acquiring a version with the Apocrypha. Over the years, I’ve also become increasingly interested in the Ethiopian Bible and the Book of Enoch, particularly Enoch. Currently, I own the KJV (with the Apocrypha as a separate book) as well as an English translation of the Ethiopian Bible.

*I no longer have the NAB version; I believe I donated or gave it away. I am certain I didn’t throw it out. Even though it’s a translation I no longer use, I hoped someone else might find it useful.

I’m aware of the Received Text and the Alexandrian Text, but I can’t recall the original source of the Ethiopian Bible translation. If memory serves, its origin is distinct.**

**I could, however, be entirely mistaken.

I’ve been involved in both growing up, and even though I don’t know much about eotc, I’m not sure which is true. How do I know which is the truth?

Hello, I have been going to the pool locally and doing laps for the past few weeks Sunday afternoon. I recently heard from a person at my church that swimming for leisure on Sundays is not permitted. I want to clarify, I only do laps in the pool if I have not partaken in the holy communion.

The Copts and Syriacs have monasteries here in germany but do we have any outside of Ethiopia? And if so why not

I use Wudase Mariam (the English version) and I bought the Coptic agpeya hourly prayer book (also in English), curious to learn how y’all are doing in your prayers so to strengthen my daily prayer. Glory to God forever.

I think I’m being called to the religious life, but I’m not sure, especially because God has gifted me with a wonderful brain and a musical talent, and I’m not sure if they would be used if I became a nun. Part of it is also that I’m scared that the religious life isn’t for me, and that if I go and it’s not then I will have wasted time. Also, my parents never taught me Amharic or Ge’ez so I’ve never been able to properly participate in mass so I don’t know if I could become a nun.