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The Apostolic Church Order: The Greek text edited and translated with an introduction and notes

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stewart C. AlistairSeries:Early Christian Studies #10Publish date:2021-09-27Pages:228
Language:EnglishPublisher:Sydney College of DivinityISBN-13:9781925730272ISBN-10:1925730271UPC:9781925730272Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Rituals & PracticeBook Topic:HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCY3RSWHTN

The Apostolic Church Order is the name most commonly given to a pseudonymous document claiming to be the work of the apostles,

found in most canonical collections, which sets out the manner in which a church should be organized. Although this church-order

was much studied in the nineteenth century the twentieth century saw it neglected, its light eclipsed by that of the Didache. In 2006 the

present author published an entirely new Greek text, the first to take full account of ancient Syriac and Latin versions accompanied by the

first translation of the entire document into a modern language. This edition rapidly went out of print. The text and translation are now

republished with some minor revisions and with a revised introduction.

Whereas the author previously suggested that the work was ante-Nicene, he has reconsidered the matter, and now suggests that

the work is probably from the fourth century, but that the redactor has employed much earlier sources in compiling this church order. A

renewed argument for a Cappadocian provenance is offered. The document is of historical interest particularly because of the

light which it sheds on the development of church order and most especially on the role of women in the ministries of early Christian

communities. This church order is a polemical discourse employing apostolic precept to downgrade the role and influence of women in the church's ministry, subordinating female ministers to a male presbyterate.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Sydney College of DivinityISBN-13:9781925730272ISBN-10:1925730271UPC:9781925730272Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Rituals & PracticeBook Topic:HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCY3RSWHTN
Publisher: Sydney College of Divinity

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