The original bishops : office and order in the first Christian communities /

Stewart, Alistair C. (Alistair Charles), 1960-

The original bishops : office and order in the first Christian communities / Alistair C. Stewart - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2014] - xx, 394 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

On "episkopoi" and "presbyteroi" -- The economic functions of "episkopoi" and "diakonoi" -- Presbyters in early Christian communities -- Presbyters and "episkopoi" in emerging Christian communities -- The causes of monepiscopacy

9780801049217 (cloth) 0801049210 (cloth)


Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Bishops--History
Church officers--History
Church polity--History

BR166 / .S77 2014