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Agents in Liturgy, Charity and Communication. The Tasks of Female Deacons in the Apostolic Constitutions
, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, xi + 275 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:6 b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503589176.
Summary What did women deacons do in the early church? This study is a contribution to resolving this topical question through evaluating the tasks of female deacons in the Apostolic Constitutions. This fourth-century document is the largest among the so-called ancient church orders. Pylvänäinen divides the tasks of female deacons into three categories: liturgical, charitable and communicative. She analyses the individual concepts and verses within their contexts, paying special attention to the context of the document as a whole within the sphere of Jewish Christian interaction and from the viewpoint of the sources the compiler has used in remoulding the document. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Apostolic Constitutions as an Early Christian Source 3 Dogmatic Tendencies in the Apostolic Constitutions 4 Female Deacons in the Apostolic Constitutions Cognates of ???????? in Earlier Sources Invention of ?????????? Stress on ???? Unmarried Women Chosen Women 5 Tasks in Liturgical Context Teaching Baptizing Blessing and Laying on of Hands Tasks during Baptism Function and Tasks in the Assembly Women in the Role of Levites Women in the Place of the Holy Spirit 6 Tasks Linked with Charity Charity in the Apostolic Constitutions Visiting the Homes Charitable Serving? 7 Conclusions
