Holy bishops in late antiquity
Rapp, Claudia.
Holy bishops in late antiquity the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition / [electronic resource] : Claudia Rapp. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (1 v.) - The transformation of the classical heritage ; 37 .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references 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.
1417585137 (electronic bk.) 9781417585137 (electronic bk.)
BR166 / .R36 2005eb
262/.1214
Holy bishops in late antiquity the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition / [electronic resource] : Claudia Rapp. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005. - 1 online resource (1 v.) - The transformation of the classical heritage ; 37 .
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references 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.
1417585137 (electronic bk.) 9781417585137 (electronic bk.)
BR166 / .R36 2005eb
262/.1214