Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity PDF book is popular Religion book written by Claudia Rapp. The book was released by Univ of California Press on 2013-05-01 with total hardcover pages 363. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity by Claudia Rapp in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution
Late Antiquity witnessed a major transformation in the authority and power of the Episcopate within the Church, with the result that bishops came to embody the
The essays in this volume examine the bishop of Rome in late antiquity from the time of Constantine in the fourth century to the death of Gregory the Great in t
Recent studies on the development of early Christianity emphasize the fragmentation of the late ancient world while paying less attention to a distinctive featu
The election of a new bishop was a defining moment for local Christian communities in Late Antiquity. This volume contributes to a reassessment of the phenomeno
