Rather than the expression of mystical Je^ire tor unity with God, Ignatius' letters are interpreted (using Weber's charismatic type) as the efforts of an 3 ut ho r-ity using his extraordinary position to protect communities from divisive house-church meetings. Protection from false teaching was initiated by reinforcing the position of bishops (the hosts of the common euchanstic assembly).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:234310 |
| Date | January 1987 |
| Creators | Maier, Harry O. |
| Publisher | University of Oxford |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5923c947-c87e-4f5e-a97b-1778e5b024f9 |
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