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Apostolic succession : an experiment that failed / David W.T. Brattson ; foreword by Mark E. Ryman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Resource Publications, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (xi, 76 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 1725264595
  • 9781725264595
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Apostolic Succession : An Experiment that FailedDDC classification:
  • 262/.11 23
LOC classification:
  • BV665
  • BV665 .B73 2020 eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Meaning of "apostolic succession" -- Need to study the origins -- Earliest arguments for apostolic succession -- Examining older and contemporary sources for apostolic succession -- The bishops themselves -- Old Testament as a model -- The purpose of apostolic succession -- Apostolic succession did not work -- Apostolic succession cannot be proved -- The onus of proof -- The alternatives.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-76).

Meaning of "apostolic succession" -- Need to study the origins -- Earliest arguments for apostolic succession -- Examining older and contemporary sources for apostolic succession -- The bishops themselves -- Old Testament as a model -- The purpose of apostolic succession -- Apostolic succession did not work -- Apostolic succession cannot be proved -- The onus of proof -- The alternatives.