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To: wmfights

“...mono-bishophoric system....”

What’s that? You lost me, wf.


4,738 posted on 04/02/2008 12:48:02 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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To: Kolokotronis
“...mono-bishophoric system....”

A leadership system that culminates in one person having the final authority in a region, or for an entire church. For example, this did not exist at the Jerusalem Council where James was considered the head of that church. Peter presented his thoughts and Paul presented his thoughts. The Apostles, elders and entire church then discussed and decided as a group. The final decision making was not left to James.

In the early 100's you begin to see a single head of a church in various cities and then heads of churches for regions. This is the beginning of the mono-bishophoric system. Apparently it developed to a greater extent in the west.

4,739 posted on 04/02/2008 1:05:04 PM PDT by wmfights (Believe - THE GOSPEL - and be saved)
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