The Ethiopian Church History: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Vs the Roman Catholic Church

Ethiopia is one of the well-known countries in the Bible. Since the time of Queen of Sheba who visited King Solomon in Jerusalem (Mt. 12: 42), the country practised monotheism and accepted the Old Testament. It was at the time of her son, Emperor Minilik I (1000 BC) that the Ark of the Covenant was brought to the country. Since then, Ethiopians used to travel to Jerusalem to worship the one true God with Israelites. Therefore, some Ethiopians were able to be present in the Holy City on the day of Pentecost. One of the Ethiopians, who travelled to Jerusalem in AD 34, just a few months after the ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, was the eunuch, treasurer, of Queen Candace of Ethiopia. On his return journey from Jerusalem where he worshipped the one true God he became a Christian baptised by Philip the Apostle (Acts 8: 26-39). Then, he returned home to Ethiopia and commenced evangelising his fellow citizens, the people of Ethiopia. This book illustrates how the Roman Catholic missionaries devastated the ancient Christian societies in Ethiopia (the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church). This examination shows why the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church was left exposed to repeated Islamic attacks and the offensive mission of Chalcedonian missionaries against the aforementioned Church. The later caused civil war and Christological controversies that brought the internal disintegration of Christian Ethiopia, which lasted for more than two centuries.


About the Author
Kesis Dr. Endale Ashagrie Abebe is "an outstanding former graduate and an excellent teacher of the Holy Trinity Theological College (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). After his graduation in 2000 A.D., he has joined this College as an instructor and contributed a lot for its development. He offered courses on Patrology, General Church History, History of Religion and Apologetics. His efforts for the realization of the Continuing Education Program are commendable. He was sent by the College to the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin 6, Ireland for higher studies. After successful completion of his M.A. in Theology, he had returned to the College in 2004 and served the College again for a period of three semesters as an instructor and as the Head of the Regular Program. He is now serving at Debre-Selam Medhane-Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church in Houston, Texas. He has completed his PhD studies in Theology in Dec/ 2011. Here are some of his published works. 1.The Holy Trinity Theological College Academic and Extra/Co-Curricular Activities, [ISBN-13: 978-1477489437 ] 2.The Impact of the Council of Chalcedon (451 AD), [ISBN 978-3-639-35192-7 ] 3.Early Church History, [ISBN-13: 978-1477471692] 4.The Ethiopian Church History, [ISBN-13: 978-1477474754] His ready for publication works include the following: 1.Patristic Writings 2.Prayers and Readings of the Scripture in the Holy Week 3.Apologetics 4.Moral Issues