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Ecclesiastical Institutions: Unity, Martyrs, and Bishops in Early Christianity - Lecture 25

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This lecture examines early Christian efforts to maintain unity and the gradual institutionalization of the church through the Epistle of Jude, Ignatius’s letters, and the Didache. It considers church offices, martyrdom, and the development of liturgical practices.

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- Chapter 1. The Struggle to Maintain Unity in the Early Christian Social Movement
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- Chapter 2. The Letter of Jude: The Move towards Institutionalization
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- Chapter 3. The Letters of Ignatius and Martyrology
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- Chapter 4. The Letters of Ignatius and Church Office
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- Chapter 5. The Didache and the Development of Liturgy
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