The priesthood of all believers is a pillar undergirding Protestant ecclesiology. Yet the doctrine has often been used to serve diverse agendas. This book examines the doctrine's canonical, catholic, and contextual dimensions. It first identifies the priesthood of all believers as a canonical d...

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1. Verfasser:	Voss, Hank (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Eugene, Oregon Pickwick Publications [2016]
Schriftenreihe:	Princeton theological monograph series 223
Schlagworte:	Jesus Christus Geschichte Theologie Allgemeines Priestertum Sendung Jesus Christ / Priesthood Priesthood, Universal Mission of the church Jesus Christ Priesthood of Jesus Christ
Zusammenfassung:	The priesthood of all believers is a pillar undergirding Protestant ecclesiology. Yet the doctrine has often been used to serve diverse agendas. This book examines the doctrine's canonical, catholic, and contextual dimensions. It first identifies the priesthood of all believers as a canonical doctrine based upon the royal priesthood of Christ and closely related to the believer's eschatological temple-service and offering of spiritual sacrifices (chapters 1-3). It secondly describes its catholic development by examining three paradigmatic shifts, shifts especially associated with Christendom (chapters 4-6) and a suppression of the doctrine's missional component. Finally, the book argues that a Christian doctrine of the priesthood of all believers should be developed with a Christocentric-Trinitarian understanding of the missio Dei. This suggests there are especially appropriate ways for the royal priesthood to relate to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. A canonically and catholically informed priesthood of all believers leads contextually to particular ecclesial practices. These seven practices are 1) Baptism as public ordination to the royal priesthood; 2) Prayer; 3) Lectio Divina; 4) Ministry; 5) Church Discipline; 6) Proclamation; and 7) the Lord's Supper as the renewal of the royal priesthood. (Publisher)
Beschreibung:	Part I: The royal priesthood in scripture's script. Royal priests: actors in the New Testament's story -- The story's script: Isaiah's royal-priestly servant and his royal-priestly seed -- Matthew's Jesus as Isaiah's servant: the royal priesthood's high-priestly king -- Part II: From actors to audience and back again: the royal priesthood's story across the centuries. Defrocking the royal priesthood: the first paradigm shift -- Reforming the royal priesthood: Luther and the priesthood of all believers -- Sending the royal priesthood: Karl Barth, Lesslie Newbigin, and missional theology -- Part III: The royal priesthood in today's world. The priesthood of all believers in trinitarian perspective -- The practices of a priestly people: baptismal ordination and the offering of spiritual sacrifices -- Appendix: Significant figures and events for the royal priesthood: first through twenty-first centuries
Beschreibung:	xxvii, 316 pages
ISBN:	9781498283298 9781498283311