From Synagogue to Church
Subtitle: Public Services and Offices in the Earliest Christian Communities
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 393
ISBN-13: 9780521891561
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Early Church; History of religion; Religion - Christian Life; Religion; Biblical Studies - General; Leadership; Church polity--History--Early church, ca. 30-; Church polity--History--Early church, ca. 30-600; Religion / Bible / Study / General; Religion / Leadership; Religion-Bible - General; Bible - Study - General
First sentence: For the last century and a half historians and theologians have strenuously invested themselves in dispute regarding the polity and order of the earliest Christian communities.