Serve the Community of the Church
Subtitle: Christians as Leaders and Ministers (First-Century Christians in the Graeco-Roman World)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: March 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780802841827
Subjects: Christian institutions & organizations; Christian moral & pastoral theology; Early Church; History of religion; Religion - Ministry & Pastoral Resources; Early church, ca. 30-600; Early Church (To 476); Religion; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; History of doctrines; Christian Church - Church Administration; Christianity - History - General; Religion / Church Administration; Christianity - Church Administration - General; Religious aspects; Christian leadership; Christianity; Church history; Leadership
First sentence: In his foundational textbook, The Birth of the New Testament, Professor Moule addressed a number of questions concerning the self-awareness of the early church: 'What were the early Christians concerned about?
Description: "Serve the Community of the Church, the second volume in the First-Century Christians in the Graeco-Roman World series, explores the nature of organization and leadership roles in the first-century Christian community, especially as they were variously taught by Paul and practiced in the earliest congregations."--BOOK JACKET.