episcopacy
ConceptTheologyComparative Religion
aka biblical hierarchy
Jay argues that the episcopacy was established in the New Testament and is reflected in early church writings, asserting a threefold hierarchy of bishop, priest, and deacon that draws from the Levitical model and is supported by figures like Ignatius.
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