Alistair Stewart-Sykes

The Original Bishops

Office and Order in the First Christian Communities

This work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a ...

From Prophecy to Preaching

A Search for the Origins of the Christian Homily

This is the first full-length study of the origins of preaching in Christiantiy. It traces communication in the Christian assembly from its household ...

The Didascalia Apostolorum

An English Version with Introduction and Annotation

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Early Jewish Liturgy

A Sourcebook for Use by Students of Early Christian Liturgy

Whereas many studies suggest or presuppose some link between Christian liturgical origins and the practices of Judaism the Jewish sources are hard to ...

On the Two Ways. Life Or Death, Light Or Darkness: Foundational Texts in the Tradition

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