Theology

Otfried Hofius

Die Ordination zum Amt der Kirche und die apostolische Sukzession nach dem Zeugnis der Pastoralbriefe

Volume 107 () / Issue 3, pp. 261-284 (24)

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According to the Pastoral Epistles, the verbi divini ministerium is conferred through ordination. In ordination, the laying on of hands – through which God grants the charisma to the one ordained, enabling that person to administer his office – functions constitutively. All ordained persons are part of the succession, whose essential feature is an obedient commitment to the Gospel as witnessed by the Apostles.
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Otfried Hofius Geboren 1937; 1969 Promotion; 1971 Habilitation; 1965–72 Pfarrer; 1972–80 Professor für Ev. Theologie und ihre Didaktik (Schwerpunkt Bibelwissenschaft) in Paderborn; seit 1980 o. Professor für Neues Testament in Tübingen; 2002 emeritiert.