Deacons and Diakonia in Early Christianity

The First Two Centuries
Edited by Bart J. Koet, Edwina Murphy and Esko Ryökäs
[Diakone und Diakonia im frühen Christentum. Die ersten beiden Jahrhunderte.]
2018. XIV, 327 pages.
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-156647-9
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Summary
In this volume, scholars from a variety of backgrounds examine the role of deacons in the early church. The authors show that this is important for our understanding of how leadership structures developed in the past and for ecumenical discussions today.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe (WUNT II)