Deacons, Deaconesses and the Minor Orders in the Patristic Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10092590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J G Davies (University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 1963-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046900064344 |
| OpenAlex | W2100281579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Writers in the early centuries of the Christian era were accustomed to employ the term διάκονος with either the masculine or the feminine definite article. In the former case it is to be translated ‘deacon’ and in the latter ‘female deacon’ or ‘deaconess’. This usage suggests a close relationship, if not an identity, between the diaconate and the order of deaconesses and it is the purpose of this Note to explore this subject, beginning with the vexed question of the obscure origin of this order for women
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2022 (47) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |