Presbyters and the Development of Church Offices
This article questions two central presuppositions of recent research on early Christian ecclesial office. It argues that bishops and presbyters should not be too readily equated and that ecclesial office was not as closely connected to the providers of liturgical space (owners of house churches) as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2023, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 22-36 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Office
B Bishop B Presbyter B Deacon B Elders B Pastorals B Episcopacy |
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| Summary: | This article questions two central presuppositions of recent research on early Christian ecclesial office. It argues that bishops and presbyters should not be too readily equated and that ecclesial office was not as closely connected to the providers of liturgical space (owners of house churches) as is often assumed. |
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| ISSN: | 2471-4054 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2023.2279656 |