Ignatius of Antioch [[electronic resource] ] : A Martyr Bishop and the origin of Episcopacy

• Autore: Brent Allen
• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 270.1092
• Soggetto topico: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Church orders -- History; Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, d. ca. 110; Church orders - History - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Church history; Bishops; Religion; Philosophy & Religion; Christianity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The Recovery of Ignatius' Genuine Letters; 2 Ignatius' Personal History and the Church at Antioch; 3 The Choreography of the Martyr Procession; 4 Martyr Procession and Eucharist: The Christian Mysteries; 5 Recent Attacks on the Authenticity of the Ignatian Letters; 6 Ignatius and Polycarp; 7 In Conclusion; Select Bibliography and Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 115) is one of the Apostolic Fathers of the Christian Church. In his letters to other churches he re-interpreted church order, the Eucharist and martyrdom against the backcloth of the Second Sophistic in Asia minor by using the cultural material of a pagan society. He so formed the idea and theology of the office of a bishop in the Christian church. This book is an account of the circumstances and the cultural context in which Ignatius constructed what became the historic church order of Christendom. Allen Brent defends the authenticity of the Ignatian letters by
• Titolo autorizzato: Ignatius of Antioch
• ISBN: 1-283-20039-2; 9786613200396; 0-567-53260-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461830303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II