Miaphysitism is the
Christological
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doctrine that holds
Jesus
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, the "
Incarnate
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Word
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, is fully divine and fully human, in one 'nature' (''
physis
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'')." It is a position held by the
Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 60 million members worldwide. The Oriental Orthodox Churches are part of the Nicene Christian tradition, and represent o ...
and differs from the
Chalcedonian position that Jesus is one "person" ( el,
ὑπόστασις) in two "natures" ( el,
φύσεις), a divine nature and a human nature (
Dyophysitism
In Christian theology, dyophysitism (Greek: δυοφυσιτισμός, from δυο (''dyo''), meaning "two" and φύσις (''physis''), meaning "nature") is the Christological position that two natures, divine and human, exist in the person o ...
).
While historically a major point of controversy within
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic relig