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Holy bishops in late antiquity : the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition / Claudia Rapp.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The transformation of the classical heritage ; 37Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2005.Description: xii, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0520242963 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 262/.1214 22
LOC classification:
  • BR166 .R36 2005
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Contents:
Pragmatic authority -- Spiritual authority -- Ascetic authority -- Two unlikely bishops : Synesius of Cyrene and Theodore of Sykeon -- The episcopate : work or honor? -- Social contexts -- Cities -- Empire -- The bishop as a new urban functionary -- Epilogue : holy bishops.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-338) and index.

Pragmatic authority -- Spiritual authority -- Ascetic authority -- Two unlikely bishops : Synesius of Cyrene and Theodore of Sykeon -- The episcopate : work or honor? -- Social contexts -- Cities -- Empire -- The bishop as a new urban functionary -- Epilogue : holy bishops.

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