{"product_id":"the-apostolic-church-order-stewart-c-alistair-9781925730272","title":"The Apostolic Church Order: The Greek text edited and translated with an introduction and notes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Apostolic Church Order is the name most commonly given to a pseudonymous document claiming to be the work of the apostles, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efound in most canonical collections, which sets out the manner in which a church should be organized. Although this church-order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas much studied in the nineteenth century the twentieth century saw it neglected, its light eclipsed by that of the Didache. In 2006 the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent author published an entirely new Greek text, the first to take full account of ancient Syriac and Latin versions accompanied by the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efirst translation of the entire document into a modern language. This edition rapidly went out of print. The text and translation are now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepublished with some minor revisions and with a revised introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas the author previously suggested that the work was ante-Nicene, he has reconsidered the matter, and now suggests that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe work is probably from the fourth century, but that the redactor has employed much earlier sources in compiling this church order. A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erenewed argument for a Cappadocian provenance is offered. The document is of historical interest particularly because of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elight which it sheds on the development of church order and most especially on the role of women in the ministries of early Christian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommunities. This church order is a polemical discourse employing apostolic precept to downgrade the role and influence of women in the church's ministry, subordinating female ministers to a male presbyterate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewart C. Alistair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925730271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925730272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney College of Divinity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stewart C. Alistair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990653042943,"sku":"9781925730272","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fd2c088-8043-4977-8f1b-7f23f10390d5.jpg?v=1683305893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-apostolic-church-order-stewart-c-alistair-9781925730272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}