The Acts of the Apostles as a Portrayal of the Synodal Church?
This article explores the concept of synodality in the Acts of the Apostles. Although the term σύνοδος is absent from the New Testament, potentially leading to premature negative assumptions, an etymological analysis of its components (the preposition σύν and the noun ἡ ὁδός) yields more positive in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Verbum vitae
Year: 2025, Volume: 43, Issue: 4, Pages: 1113-1132 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Councils and synods
/ Acts of the Apostles
/ Greek language
/ Etymology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBN Ecclesiology VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy ZA Social sciences |
| Further subjects: | B
Lukan theology
B etymology of σύνοδος B Synodality B Acts of the Apostles |
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| Summary: | This article explores the concept of synodality in the Acts of the Apostles. Although the term σύνοδος is absent from the New Testament, potentially leading to premature negative assumptions, an etymological analysis of its components (the preposition σύν and the noun ἡ ὁδός) yields more positive insights. Drawing on synodal documents and selected passages from Luke’s second volume, the study establishes certain connections between the modern notion of synodality and the practices of the early Church, delineating essential criteria for the attitudes of members within today’s synodal Church. |
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| ISSN: | 2451-280X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum vitae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.31743/vv.19020 |