Holiness and ministry : a biblical theology of ordination / Thomas B. Dozeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dozeman, Thomas B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ordination.

Ordination--Biblical teaching.

Pastoral theology.

Holiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Holiness and Ministry' is a response to the call of the World Council of Churches for renewed theological reflection on the biblical roots of ordination to strengthen the vocational identity of the ordained and to provide a framework for ecumenical dialogue.

Contents:

Introduction

Holiness and ordination

The mosaic office as the model for ordination

Holiness and the ordination to the divine word in Deuteronomy and in the New Testament

Holiness and the ordination to sacramental rituals in the priestly literature and in the New Testament

Holiness and ordination in the New Testament literature

The mosaic office and the ordination to word and sacrament in Christian tradition.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-045125-4

9786611852153

0-19-971023-6

1-281-85215-5

OCLC:

922953901