top of page

Imperial vs Non-Imperial Christians

Christians inside of the Roman empire (western and eastern) developed different styles than their counterparts outside the Roman Empire in Ethiopia, Yemen, Qatar, Persia, China, and India. Armenia would oscillate between Byzantine and non-Byzantine ecclesiology. The 1st link is an example of how to perform etiquette when visiting a different tradition to help guide conversation between Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox or Assyrian Orthodox. Could be useful perhaps with Catholics but more guidance is needed https://youtu.be/gHHshDIJB_U?si=kyXc3VenxgdOEPU_ For those wishing to understand why Eastern Christian Pascha is calculated differently than Western Christian Easter see Canon 7 in Apostolic Canons. http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/canons_apostles_grabbe.htm

Name of Era
Text Chapter
Ranged Years
Imperial vs Non-Imperial Christians
Royal families, political dynasties, and other groups representing a school of thought on one spectrum and tradition in another
381-431 AD

 Click to expand the map 

Romans, Bedouins, Persians, and others tribes like Germans or Slavs, etc
Al-Qalis Church, Sanaa
Name of Era

Imperial vs Non-Imperial Christians

Ranged Years 

381-431 AD

Text Chapter 

Royal families, political dynasties, and other groups representing a school of thought on one spectrum and tradition in another

Description 

Romans, Bedouins, Persians, and others tribes like Germans or Slavs, etc

Here are additional resources for those who want to continue learning and exploring:

Short recap on Armenian and Ethiopian kingdoms https://youtube.com/shorts/OCZ05OgZ_T0?feature=share

Atlas Bible Icons Feasts

Tell us what brought you to our site today:

The Adoration of the Magi (wise men from the East): Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar with the Shepherds of Bethlehem Commemorated every December 25 in the Roman Catholic (Gregorian Calendar aka Revised Julian Calendar or New Style) and January 7 in the Orthodox Tradition (Julian Calendar aka Old Style).

Privacy Policy

 

  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • Youtube
  • Instagram

 

© 2025 Atlas Bible 

 

bottom of page