Institutions of the Emerging Church

The contributors to this volume address the key institutions of the first and second Church, considering the development of rituals and sacraments, and the development of Church leadership, and of the Church itself. The first part of the book looks at the offices of the Church - the Apostolate and the development of other religious authorities - as well as the notion of Apostolic Tradition. The second part looks at the sacraments, with in-depth consideration of the Eucharist, and of Baptismal texts from the early Church. The essays are of interest to scholars researching the development of the early Church and of Church rituals and practices.>

About the author

Dr. Sven-Olav Back is Lecturer in Biblical Languages and Exegesis at the Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Sven-Olav Back is a member of the Theology Faculty at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.
Erkki Koskenniemi is adjunct professor of Biblical Studies at Abo Akademi University, Finland. He is author of The Old Testament Miracle-Workers in Early Judaism (2005) and The Exposure of Infants among Jews and Christians in Antiquity (2009).

Product details

• Authors: Sven-Olav Back, Sven-Olav Koskenniemi Back, Erkki Koskenniemi
• Assisted by: Sven-Olav Back (Editor), Sven-Olav (Abo Akademi University Back (Editor), Chris Keith (Editor), Erkki Koskenniemi (Editor), Erkki (Abo Akademi University Koskenniemi (Editor), Sven Olav-Back (Editor)
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9780567666437
• ISBN: 978-0-567-66643-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: The Library of New Testament Studies; Criminal Practice Series; The Library of New Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Religion / Christian Church / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Christian institutions & organizations, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Religious institutions and organizations, The Early Church