Diaconal Ministry in the Light of the Reception and Re-Interpretation of Acts 6
The classical paradigm before the 1990 s unanimously considered the early apostolic and biblical age as a special time for the diaconal ministry. According to this view, in the early church, the deacons had a prominent position in their local churches and took the major responsibility in the social-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage
2010-05-01
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Series: | Diaconia |
Online Access: | https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2010.1.1.82 |