History of Christianity

Questions and Answers about the the history of Orthodoxy Christianity

Orthodox Christianity and The “Branch Theory”

In an answer to the question “Is the Orthodox church anti-Roman Catholic” you stated that: “We continue to pray for unity while, at the same time, rejecting any notion that Orthodox Christianity…

The Original Christian Church

As an Orthodox Christian I have been taught that the Orthodox church was the first or original christian church. After speaking to many Catholics, they too believe that they are the first…

On this Rock I will build my church

Could you explain how the Orthodox interpret the “On this Rock I will build my church” scripture. I am not asking this with regard to papal
claims but, rather, to discover whether Jesus is…