{"product_id":"ordained-women-in-the-early-kevin-madigan-9781421400372","title":"Ordained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time when the ordination of women is an ongoing and passionate debate, the study of women's ministry in the early church is a timely and significant one. There is much evidence from documents, doctrine, and artifacts that supports the acceptance of women as presbyters and deacons in the early church. While this evidence has been published previously, it has never before appeared in one complete English-language collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this book, church historians Kevin Madigan and Carolyn Osiek present fully translated literary, epigraphical, and canonical references to women in early church offices. Through these documents, Madigan and Osiek seek to understand who these women were and how they related to and were received by, the church through the sixth century. They chart women's participation in church office and their eventual exclusion from its leadership roles. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe editors introduce each document with a detailed headnote that contextualizes the text and discusses specific issues of interpretation and meaning. They also provide bibliographical notes and cross-reference original texts. Madigan and Osiek assemble relevant material from both Western and Eastern Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Madigan, Carolyn Osiek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421400375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421400372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Kevin Madigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43934795170047,"sku":"9781421400372","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_98c56661-161a-4caa-941e-fb062fb4d266.jpg?v=1681416093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ordained-women-in-the-early-kevin-madigan-9781421400372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}