Orthodox Faith Program
Welcome to the Orthodox Faith Course! We are very excited to start our
journey of learning about the Orthodox Faith. This program is a self-paced
course consisting of ten units. The units can be taken in any order, but all 10
units must be passed to complete the program.
Please read the important information below.
1. The course instructor is Marianne Tadros at [email protected].
2. Students will have 8 weeks to complete each unit (described below).
Only one unit may be taken during the 8 week period. However,
students may take up to two units in an 8 week period upon approval
by the course director.
3. Students will be required to watch all the lectures in each unit. The
course is set up that each student must watch the entire lecture for
the next class to be available.
4. There will be one exam per unit that will be available upon the
completion of all the lectures. The tests will be online, and students
can utilize their own notes. Lecture PowerPoints cannot be used.
5. A minimum score of 70% is necessary to pass the unit. All units must
have a passing grade to complete the program.
6. Finally, we will be utilizing Moodle, an online learning platform, to
post class PowerPoints, recorded lectures/livestream videos, and tests.
You should have received an email with your login credentials. If you
have not or have any questions, please send an email to
[email protected].
If you have any questions or concerns about any of the above information,
please reach out to me.
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Orthodox Faith Program Units & Syllabus
Unit 1 - Comparative Theology
● Islam and Judaism
● Buddhism and Hinduism
● Jehovah's Witness and Mormonism
● Orthodoxy vs Catholicism
● Orthodoxy vs Episcopalianism
● Protestantism 1
● Protestantism 2
Unit 2 - Dogmatics & Patrology
● Original Sin & Atonement. The Scope of Salvation. The Pelagian
Controversy
● Grace In the Orthodox Perspective. Predestination in the Orthodox
Perspective. Would a believer perish?
● Confidence in Salvation. Salvation in the Orthodox Perspective. The
Salvation of the Thief.
● Faith in the Orthodox Perspective. Faith vs Works. Works in the
Orthodox Perspective.
● Ante Nicene Fathers
● Nicene and Post Nicene
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Unit 3 - History
● The Church at the Apostolic Era
● St. Mark and the School of Alex - Important Old Bishopric Thrones
● Martyrdom- Examples
● Monasticism- Examples
● Ecumenical Councils I
● Ecumenical Councils II
● The Council of Chalcedon
Unit 4 - New Testament
● The Gospels 1
● The Gospels 2
● The Book of Acts
● The Pauline Epistles 1
● The Pauline Epistles 2
● The Catholic Epistles 1
● The Catholic Epistles 2
● The Book of Revelation
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Unit 5 - Old Testament Part 1
● Introduction to the Old Testament/ Introduction to books of the law
● Creation and the Fall
● From Abel to Noah (Genesis 4-11)
● Abraham
● Isaac
● Jacob
● Joseph
Unit 6 - Old Testament Part 2
● Exodus Part I
● Exodus Part II
● Exodus Part III
● Numbers Part I
● Numbers Part II
● The Book of Leviticus- Sacrifices
● The Book of Leviticus – Feasts
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Unit 7 - Old Testament Part 3
● The Book of Deuteronomy
● The Book of Joshua
● The Book of Judges I
● Ruth and Samuel
● David
● Elijah
● Solomon and the Kings
Unit 8 - Old Testament Part 4
● 1st and 2nd Chronicles
● The book of Ezra + Nehemiah
● The book of Esther
● Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Lamentations)
● Major Prophets (Ezekiel and Daniel)
● Minor Prophets (1st six books)
● Minor Prophets (2nd six books)
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Unit 9 - Rituals
● The Sacraments of (Baptism and Confirmation)
● The Sacraments of (Repentance and confession and Communion)
● The Sacraments of (Priesthood, unction of the sick, and Matrimony)
● Liturgy Part 1
● Liturgy Part 2
● Agpeya, and Praises
● Church Architecture, and Priests Vestments
Unit 10 - Spirituality and Reliability of the Bible
● Saints
● Introduction & God's Servant & Factors of Strength
● Spiritual Leadership, Avoiding Service, Everyone is invited to serve, To
the uttermost part of the World
● The call for Service and Building up the Spiritual personality of the
Servant
● Basic foundation in service
● Is the Bible Reliable
● How did we get the Bible?
