01485nam a2200229Ii 45000010008000000030006000080050017000140080041000310400008000720500023000801000053001032450131001562600045002873000027003324900038003595040051003975050014004485050693004626500054011556500021012098300025012303639467AUA.120160122103943.0780215s1902 nyu b 001 0 eng d cEXN aBR163b.L7 [1903?]1 aLindsay, Thomas M.q(Thomas Martin),d1843-1914.14aThe church and the ministry in the early centuries:bThe eighteenth series of the Cunningham Lectures /cby Thomas M. Lindsay. aLondon :bHodder and Stoughton,c[1903?] axxii, 398 p. ;c21 cm.1 aCunningham lectures, 18th series. aIncludes bibliographical references and index. aContents: a The New Testament conception of the church of Christ. -- A Christian church in apostolic times. -- The prophetic ministry of the primitive church. -- The church of the first century -- creating its ministry. -- The churches of the secon and third centuries -- changing their ministry. -- The fall of the prophetic ministry and the conservative revolt. -- Ministry changing to priesthood. -- The Roman state religion and its effects on the organization of the church. -- Appendix. Sketch of the history of modern controversy about the office-bearers in the primitive Christian churches. -- Indexes: References to contemporary authorities, canonical and non-canonical. Names and subjects. 0aChurch polityxHistoryyEarly church, ca. 30-600. 0aClergyxHistory. 0aCunningham lectures.