Apostleship in the New Testament as an Historical and Theological Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19293769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Schuyler Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 474-480 |
| Publication date | 1984-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Testament Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-6885 • E-ISSN: 1469-8145 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0028688500007633 |
| OpenAlex | W2157959361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The historian has difficulty detecting the personal influence exercised in the post-Easter community by ‘the apostles’, at least as this group is identified in Christian tradition. The only individuals from this group whose historical role in the church's missionary activity can be clearly discerned are Peter and Paul. Nevertheless, for the church of the second and succeeding centuries, the New Testament is a collection of ‘apostolic writings’: the twenty-seven books are attributed either to Paul, or to one of the twelve, or to a disciple of one of ‘the apostles’ – to Paul's disciple, Luke (Col. 4. 14), or to Peter's disciple, Mark (1 Pet. 5. 13). Moreover, as early as the year 96, Clement of Rome asserts that the apostles appointed their first converts to be bishops and deacons, with the condition that if these should die, other approved men should succeed to their ministry
Apostles · Bishops · Christian ministry · Early Christianity · New Testament · Old Testament · Political science · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Classics · History · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |