Deacons and Diakonia in Late Antiquity

Bart J. Koet (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1955; 1989 Promotion (Universität für Theologie und Pastoral, Heerlen, NL); emeritierter ordentlicher Professor für Neues Testament; emeritierter außerordentlicher Professor für frühchristliche Literatur; Vorsitzender des Conventus Studiosorum Novi Testamenti (NL und Belgien).Edwina Murphy (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1970; 2016 Promotion (Macquarie University); Stellvertretende Vizekanzlerin (Forschung) an der Australian University of Theology.Esko Ryökäs (Herausgegeben von) Born 1953; Docent in Systematic Theology at University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu and Docent in Practical Theology at Åbo Akademi University.

• Anders Cardinal Arborelius: Foreword: The Deacon as a Prophetic SignIntroductionBart J. Koet/Edwina Murphy/Esko Ryökäs: Finding Deacons and Deaconesses in the Sources of Early ChristianityDeacons in the Eastern Sources Ilaria L. E. Ramelli: Diakonia in Origen: From Christ and the Angels to Men and Women − Jonathan Cornillon: Understanding the Deletion of Deacons in the Ecclesiastical History : The Appointment of the Seven in Eusebius' Narrative − Sabine R. Huebner: Deacons in Egypt in the Third and Fourth Century CE − Doru Costache: Athanasius on Deacons and the Diaconate − Brian Matz: Deacons in the Works of Gregory of Nazianzus − Joseph Verheyden: Epiphanius of Salamis on Deacons and Diakonia: Assessing Evidence from an Unexpected Source − Andreas Müller: The Diaconate according to John Chrysostom − Heike Grieser: Deaconesses in Constantinople surrounding John Chrysostom − Manuel Mira: Deacons as Ministers of Worship in the Catechetical Homilies and the Commentaries on the Pauline Epistles of Theodore of Mopsuestia − Harri Huovinen: In the Service of the Sacramental Life: The Tasks of Deacons in Cyril of Jerusalem − Joona Salminen: Evagrius the Deacon on Διακονία and Demons − Gerard Rouwhorst: Deacons in the Works of Ephrem the Syrian − Serafim Seppälä: Deacons in the DesertDeacons in the Western Sources Edwina Murphy: The Bishop's Delegates: Deacons in Cyprian of Carthage − Ton van Eijk: Lawrence: Deacon, Almoner, Martyr − Carmen-Angela Cvetković: Assisting the Bishop: Ambrose of Milan's Views on Christian Deacons − Bart J. Koet: Jerome on Deacons: A Good Monk is Better than Any Cleric − Enrique A. Eguiarte: Liturgical Roles of the Deacon in Augustine: A Punic-Speaking Deacon is Needed (Ep. 84) − Arnold Smeets: Duties and Opportunities: The Diaconate of Gregory the GreatDeacons in Legislative and Quasi-Legislative Sources Grant White: Deacons in the Testamentum Domini : An Overview − Elizabeth Boddens Hosang: The Fourth Century: The Council of Elvira − Phoebe Kearns: The Liminal Nature of the Diaconal Role in the Didascalia Apostolorum − Alistair C. Stewart: What Did Deacons Do (and Not Do)? Evidence from the Cappadocian Church Orders of the Fourth Century − Pauliina Pylvänäinen: Imitators of Christ: Why are Deacons Paralleled with Christ in the Apostolic Constitutions 3.19? − Alistair C. Stewart: The Female Deacon in the Church Order Literature: Women's Ministry in Fourth-Century Asia − Rosa Mentxaka: Women Deacons and Mothers: Imperial Constitutions from the End of the Fourth CenturyConcluding Reflections Bart J. Koet: A Tale of Deacons and Deaconesses