Ethiopia's ancient Christian history and the Nobel Peace PrizeEmail Whatsapp Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon LinkedinIn early December, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Specifically, the Norwegian Committee cited Ahmed’s “decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.”Prime Minister Ahmed is a Pentecostal Christian and the second African Evangelical in a row to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Then in the early fourth century, in another momentous chapter in Ethiopian Christian history, a Christian boy from Tyre named Frumentius was shipwrecked and sold into slavery at a port along the Red Sea. The most historically significant of Frumentius’ converts was King Ezana himself, who was baptized shortly after Frumentius returned to Ethiopia. Resources:Church Unearthed in Ethiopia Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa | Andrew Lawler | Smithsonian | December 10, 2019Originally posted at BreakPoint.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2019 12:45 UTC