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This is the first comprehensive study of the Greek word "diakonia," from which the word "deacon" is derived. Diakonia and its cognates appear frequently throughout the New Testament, but its precise meaning has long been disputed. Today, it is usually translated "service" or "ministry." As Collins shows, this understanding of diakonia has been important to the development of a modern consensus about the nature of Christian ministry. Based on the understanding that diakonia is "service" and that the diakonos (deacon) is a "servant," nearly all Christian bodies today agree that the central idea of ministry is that of helping the needy, and that the "servant" church should be humbly devoted to helping the world, after the model of Jesus. Collins conducts an exhaustive study of diakonia in Christian and non-Christian sources from about 200 BCE to 200 CE. He finds that in all such sources the word is used to mean "messenger" or "emissary," and has no implications of humility or of helping the needy. This discovery undermines much of the theological discussion of ministry that has taken place over the past fifty years.
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Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources : Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources. Professor of Biblical Studies (Retired) John N Collins
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Author: Professor of Biblical Studies (Retired) John N Collins
Page Count: 388 pages
Published Date: 13 May 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780195396027
Download Link: Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources
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Author: Professor of Biblical Studies (Retired) John N Collins
Page Count: 388 pages
Published Date: 13 May 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780195396027
Download Link: Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources
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This is the first comprehensive study of the Greek word "diakonia," from which the word "deacon" is derived. Diakonia and its cognates appear frequently throughout the New Testament, but its precise meaning has long been disputed. Today, it is usually translated "service" or "ministry." As Collins shows, this understanding of diakonia has been important to the development of a modern consensus about the nature of Christian ministry. Based on the understanding that diakonia is "service" and that the diakonos (deacon) is a "servant," nearly all Christian bodies today agree that the central idea of ministry is that of helping the needy, and that the "servant" church should be humbly devoted to helping the world, after the model of Jesus. Collins conducts an exhaustive study of diakonia in Christian and non-Christian sources from about 200 BCE to 200 CE. He finds that in all such sources the word is used to mean "messenger" or "emissary," and has no implications of humility or of helping the needy. This discovery undermines much of the theological discussion of ministry that has taken place over the past fifty years.
Read online Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources : Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources Buy and read online Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources : Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources Download and read Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources : Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources : Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent