NEW TESTAMENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRIESTHOOD: A SUMMARISED ANALYSIS
ACCORDING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT UNDERSTANDING, WHAT IS A PRIEST AND WHO DESERVE THIS TITLE IN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST? WERE THERE OR NO SOME FORM OF RITUAL APPOINTMENT TO AUTHORITATIVE OFFICE OR ROLES IN THE CHURCH INTRODUCTION When one looks at the edifices of such a city as Rome, one may immediately think of how all these came into existence. Same thing applies to the Catholic Church and process of her evolution. Most times when we do not put on a critical lens to observe the practices in the church, there is great tendency to think that the structure (physical, political and organizational wise) of the Church has always been as we have it today. The fact remains that the growth of the church is evident in the historical achieve of her evolution and development. Part of this is lucidly pictured in the New Testament Scriptural documentation and other historical Church documents. Our interest in this short easy is on the question of priesthood in the New Testament. WHAT ...