Women Officeholders in Early Christianity
Download or Read eBook Women Officeholders in Early Christianity PDF written by Ute E. Eisen and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ute E. Eisen |
| Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0814659500 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780814659502 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women Officeholders in Early Christianity by : Ute E. Eisen
Book excerpt: Here Ute E. Eisen provides a scholarly investigation of the evidence that women held offices of authority in the first centuries of Christianity. Topics include apostles, prophets, theological teachers, presbyters, enrolled widows, deacons, bishops, and oikonomae. The book concludes with a chapter on "source-oriented perspectives for a history of Christian women in official positions."
