Ignatius of Antioch : A Martyr Bishop and the origin of Episcopacy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brent, Allen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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 orders.

Church history.

Bishops.

Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, -approximately 110.

Ignatius.

Local Subjects:

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church orders--History.

Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, d. ca. 110.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum International Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613200396

9781283200394

1283200392

9780567532602

0567532607

OCLC:

741691752