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Diakonia Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources

Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources [Paperback]

by John N Collins (professor, Professor, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Melbourne)

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      John N Collins (professor, Professor, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Melbourne)

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      May 2009

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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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      • Author

        John N Collins (professor, Professor, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Melbourne)

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        May 2009

      • Weight

        541g

      • Page Count

        388

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780195396027

      • ISBN-10

        0195396022

      • Eden Code

        1955900

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      • Author/Creator: John N Collins (professor, Professor, Loreto Mandeville Hall, Melbourne)

      • ISBN: 9780195396027

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: May 2009

      • Weight: 541g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 1955900


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