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Index
Editors’ Preface
Overview
The Office of Bishop in the Early Christian Church as a Whole
The Waxing and Waning of the “Consensus”
An Apostle Is Not the Same as a Bishop
When Bishops Became the Highest Officers in the Church
Seeing James as the Presiding Bishop of the Church
The Bishop as an Office in the Lower Priesthood
Dependence on Jewish Sources for Church Practices Relevant to the Bishop
The Jewish and Worldly Origins of the Office and Title of Bishop
Changes in the Office of Bishop
Roman Origin of a Divine Office?
The Importance of Each Bishop Becomes Tied to the Prominence of His City
The Fight for Power
In Search of a General Authority
The Glories (and Duties?) of a Bishop
Are the Council and the Synod the Apostolic Voice?
The Gospel of Bigness and Power
The Waxing and Waning of the “Consensus”
An Apostle Is Not the Same as a Bishop
When Bishops Became the Highest Officers in the Church
Seeing James as the Presiding Bishop of the Church
The Bishop as an Office in the Lower Priesthood
Dependence on Jewish Sources for Church Practices Relevant to the Bishop
The Jewish and Worldly Origins of the Office and Title of Bishop
Changes in the Office of Bishop
Roman Origin of a Divine Office?
The Importance of Each Bishop Becomes Tied to the Prominence of His City
The Fight for Power
In Search of a General Authority
The Glories (and Duties?) of a Bishop
Are the Council and the Synod the Apostolic Voice?
The Gospel of Bigness and Power
The Office of Bishop in the Church in Rome
In Search of a Missing Link
Questions about the Account of the Ordination of Clement as a Bishop
Finding (or Not Finding) the Bishop (or Bishops) of Rome
Strife over the Elections of the Bishop of Rome
The Establishment of an Episcopal Hierarchy and College of Cardinals
The Roman Role and the Big Four
The Double Apostolate: Peter and Paul
Clement to the Corinthians—Proof of Roman Supremacy?
The Leading Role the Roman Church Did Not Play
Establishing a Connection with Peter—A Return to Matthew 16:18
Emperors, Popes, Synods, and Rome
Claims of Apostolic Succession
The Argument of Diffusion
In Search of a Missing Link
Questions about the Account of the Ordination of Clement as a Bishop
Finding (or Not Finding) the Bishop (or Bishops) of Rome
Strife over the Elections of the Bishop of Rome
The Establishment of an Episcopal Hierarchy and College of Cardinals
The Roman Role and the Big Four
The Double Apostolate: Peter and Paul
Clement to the Corinthians—Proof of Roman Supremacy?
The Leading Role the Roman Church Did Not Play
Establishing a Connection with Peter—A Return to Matthew 16:18
Emperors, Popes, Synods, and Rome
Claims of Apostolic Succession
The Argument of Diffusion
Editors’ Postscript
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