Rivalry between Presbyters and Deacons in the Roman Church

In this article I offer three brief notes on Ambrosiaster’s Q. 101, De iactantia Romanorum leuitarum. First, I discuss its relation to Letter 146 of Jerome, which also deals with the rivalry between presbyters and deacons and which bears a close resemblance to Q. 101; second, I examine the peculiar...

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Main Author: Hunter, David G. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 5, Pages: 495-510
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBJ Italy
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Ambrosiaster Jerome presbyters deacons Roman clergy
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Summary:In this article I offer three brief notes on Ambrosiaster’s Q. 101, De iactantia Romanorum leuitarum. First, I discuss its relation to Letter 146 of Jerome, which also deals with the rivalry between presbyters and deacons and which bears a close resemblance to Q. 101; second, I examine the peculiar features of the church hierarchy at Rome that led the anonymous deacon to claim a superior status to presbyters; and, third, I explore some indications in Q. 101 and in Jerome, Letter 146, which point to the activity of deacons in elite households at Rome.
ISSN:1570-0720
Contains:In: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341314