TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lindsay,Thomas M.
TI  - The church and the ministry in the early centuries: The eighteenth series of the Cunningham Lectures 
T2  - Cunningham lectures, 18th series
AV  - BR163 .L7 [1903?]
PY  - 1903///?]
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder and Stoughton
KW  - Church polity
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Clergy
N1  - 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
ER  -