01827nam a2200277Ii 4500 3639467 AUA.1 20160122103943.0 780215s1902 nyu b 001 0 eng d EXN EXNo [307775] 1 [307775] BR163 .L7 [1903?] Lindsay, Thomas M. (Thomas Martin), 1843-1914. 47300 The church and the ministry in the early centuries: The eighteenth series of the Cunningham Lectures / by Thomas M. Lindsay. London : Hodder and Stoughton, [1903?] xxii, 398 p. ; 21 cm. Cunningham lectures, 18th series. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 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. Church polity History Early church, ca. 30-600. 47301 Clergy History. 47302 Cunningham lectures. 47303 lcc BOOK BR 163 .L7 [1903?] 13444 13444 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2014-10-16 Donation, Theological Book Network 25.00 AUA016463 3 BR 163 .L7 [1903?] AUA016463 2018-06-03 00:00:00 2018-05-31 25.00 2014-10-16 BOOK