Ordained Women in the Early Church : A Documentary History
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"The richly varied texts introduce us to a remarkable group of women." -- Rev. Dr. John Binns, Church Times
"Madigan and Osiek provide an invaluable resource for all who are interested in the historical evidence relating to the ordination of women as deacons and presbyters in the early centuries up to roughly the sixth century." -- Mary Coloe, Review of Biblical Literature
"Kevin Madigan and Carolyn Osiek's collection and analysis of the historical documents on the topic is important and relevant to church historians and modern church leaders alike." -- Glenna S. Jackson, Review of Biblical Literature
"Kevin Madigan and Carolyn Osiek... have done the important work of bringing together into one volume all known Greek and Latin references to women deacons and presbyters." -- Andrew Gregory, Church of England Newspaper
"Thanks to this work, most of the pieces of the jig saw of the history of women in the diaconate are laid out before us." -- Distinctive Diaconate
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"This publication will be very welcome to a wide audience that will include interested general readers as well as more advanced students of the history of early Christianity and will make a substantial contribution to the field." -- Robin Jensen, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, author of Face to Face: The Portrait of the Divine in Early Christianity
Ordained Women in the Early Church : A Documentary History
Ordained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History,Kevin Madigan,Carolyn Osiek,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801879329,Ancient - General,Early church, ca. 30-600,Gender Studies,General,History,Leadership,Religion,Religion - Christian Life,Religion - Christian Living,Women clergy,Women in Christianity,BCE to c 500 CE,Christian spiritual & Church leaders,Early Church
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