Holy bishops in late antiquity : the nature of Christian leadership in an age of transition /

Between 300 and 600, Christianity experienced a momentous change from persecuted cult to state religion. One of the consequences of this shift was the evolution of the role of the bishop--as the highest Church official in his city--from model Christian to model citizen. Claudia Rapp's exception...

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Author / Creator: Rapp, Claudia.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Language notes:English.
Imprint: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
Series:Transformation of the classical heritage ; 37.
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