Sukcesija u doba Novog zavjeta
Succession in the New Testament World
Author(s): Perry L. SteppSubject(s): History of Church(es), Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Biblical studies, Pastoral Theology, Hermeneutics
Published by: Biblijski institut
Keywords: Bible; church; New Testament; Greco-Roman literature; Jewish literature; ecclesiology; ecumenism; apostles; apostleship; succession; apostolic succession; unity; Pauline literature; Pastoral Epistles;
Summary/Abstract: This article surveys the use of succession as a concept in Mediterranean literature from around the time of the New Testament. Ancient Mediterranean writers and readers understood succession with much more variation and depth than is found in modern ecclesiological writings, where “succession” virtually always refers to “apostolic succession” in hierarchical denominational structure. The author demonstrates that literature from the ancient Mediterranean uses succession for a variety of objects and with a variety of degrees of replacement. The article concludes with readings of several New Testament passages where the more flexible understanding of succession is important for understanding the text.
Journal: Kairos: Evanđeoski teološki časopis
- Issue Year: 10/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 161-175
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Croatian