Apostles and Bishops in Early Christianity

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface

Overview

The Waxing and Waning of the "Consensus"

An Apostle Is Not the Same as a Bishop

When Bishops Became the Highest Officers in the Church

Seeing James as the Presiding Bishop of the Church

The Bishop as an Office in the Lower Priesthood

Dependence on Jewish Sources for Church Practices Relevant to the Bishop

The Jewish and Worldly Origins of the Office and Title of Bishop

Changes in the Office of Bishop

Roman Origin of a Divine Office?

The Importance of Each Bishop Becomes Tied to the Prominence of His City

The Fight for Power

In Search of a General Authority

The Glories (and Duties?) of a Bishop

Are the Council and the Synod the Apostolic Voice?

The Gospel of Bigness and Power

In Search of a Missing Link

Questions about the Account of the Ordination of Clement as a Bishop

Finding (or Not Finding) the Bishop (or Bishops) of Rome

Strife over the Elections of the Bishop of Rome

The Establishment of an Episcopal Hierarchy and College of Cardinals

The Roman Role and the Big Four

The Double Apostolate: Peter and Paul

Clement to the Corinthians—Proof of Roman Supremacy?

The Leading Role the Roman Church Did Not Play

Establishing a Connection with Peter—A Return to Matthew 16:18

Emperors, Popes, Synods, and Rome

Claims of Apostolic Succession

The Argument of Diffusion

Editors' Postscript

Index

Publication Information

Subject: Early Christianity
Publication Year: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1590383893
ISBN 13: 978-1590383896
Page Count: 254
Price: $ 29.95
Imprint: Deseret Book