Ordained Women in the Early Church
Subtitle: A Documentary History
Contributors: Kevin Madigan (Editor); Carolyn Osiek (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: June 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780801879326
Subjects: Christian spiritual & Church leaders; Early Church; BCE to c 500 CE; Leadership; Gender Studies; Religion - Christian Life; Women clergy; Religion; Religion - Christian Living; Ancient - General; History / Ancient / General; Early church, ca. 30-600; General; History; Women in Christianity
First sentence: While there have been several studies of women in church office in recent years, none has attempted to collect all the evidence, both literary and epigraphical.