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Holy bishops in late antiquity [electronic resource] : 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 : University of California Press, c2005.Description: 1 online resource (1 v.)ISBN:
  • 1417585137 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781417585137 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Holy bishops in late antiquity.DDC classification:
  • 262/.1214 22
LOC classification:
  • BR166 .R36 2005eb
Online resources:
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 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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