The role of the bishop in late antiquity : conflict and compromise / [edited by] Andrew Fear, José Fernández Ubiña and Mar Marcos.
"Late Antiquity witnessed a major transformation in the authority and power of the Episcopate within the Church, with the result that bishops came to embody the essence of Christianity and increasingly overshadow the leading Christian laity. The rise of Episcopal power came in a period in which...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013. |
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