1970, ISBN: 9780223294585

Burns & Oates, 1970. CONTENTS: PETER AND THE CHURCH: Primacy of Petere; Problem of apostolic succession; THE CULLMANN THESIS: Peter was primus only during the early days, and was succ… More...

Burns & Oates, 1970. CONTENTS: PETER AND THE CHURCH: Primacy of Petere; Problem of apostolic succession; THE CULLMANN THESIS: Peter was primus only during the early days, and was succeeded by James; a Biblical proof; Post-apostolic evidence; The Catholic idea of apostolic succession is not adequately supported; CRITICAL APPRAISAL: Was Peter replaced in the leadership by James after a few years?; The Biblical meaning of apostolic succession; Did Jesus and his apostles envisage the apostolic succession for the future?; Are there other ways of transferring authority?; The Petrine succession; Bible and Apostolic Church as sources; How to explain the historical translation from Jerusalem to Rome; Peter in Rome and his successors as supreme pastors of the Church. 142pp. Third Impression. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Burns & Oates, 1970<