Presbiteros - Episcopos în lumina Epistolei I-a către Timotei
Presbiteros - Episcopos in the light of 1st Epistle to Timothy 51

Summary/Abstract: The testimony about the existence of the sacramental ecclesiastical hierarchy that the Pastoral Epistles of Saint Paul give us applies to one of their main characteristics. Structured in three steps, which sometimes have common attributions and responsibilities: bishops, priests and deacons, this hierarchy distinguishes them from the other Epistles of the New Testament.. The Pastoral Epistles, therefore, aim to consolidate the missionary work of the Holy Apostle Paul. Therefore, the apostle's interest is to defend the right teaching from heretics and Judaizers. For this purpose, he organizes the life of the primary Church, advising the leaders of the spiritual communities, bishops, priests and deacons, to offer it to those faithful to the sound teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ as a treasure given to preserve life. Here, in the Church, in fact, the whole truth of faith and the most appropriate example of a life in accordance with that proposed by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of the Church, His Body, is stored. In the present study, we highlight the profound notion of presbyter and bishop as reflected in the Pauline Epistle to Timothy, where terms such as presbyters and episcopos are found with organizational and sacramental nuances of the life of the early Church.

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