EUCHARIST, BISHOP, CHURCH: THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH IN THE DIVINE EUCHARIST AND THE BISHOP DURING THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES

Professor Metropolitan of Pergamus and  Chairman of the Athens Academy I. Zizioulas

Translated by Elizabeth Theokritoff

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX PRESS

Brookline, Massachusetts

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG INC-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Zizioulas, John, 1931-

[Ενότης της Εκκλησίας εν τη Θεία Ευχαριστία και τω Επισκόπω κατά τους τρεις πρώτους αιώνες]

 Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 1-885652-51-8 (paper)

1. Lord's Supper-History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

2. Bishops--History of doctrines—early church, ca. 30-600.

3. Church—Unity-History of doctrines, ca. 30-600.

1. Title. BV823.Z5913 2001 262M212-dc21 2001024091

Posted by O.O.D.E., with the kind permission and the blessings of the Reverend fr. John Zizioulas.

Professor Metropolitan of Pergamus and  Chairman of the Athens Academy I. Zizioulas

Publication of this book was made possible, in part, by a generous donation from His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America.

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To His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos