Download or read book Elders in Every City written by Roger T. Beckwith and published by Authentic Media. This book was released on 2003 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elders in every city explores the emergence and function of the ordained ministry against the background of First Century Judaism, and draws out important lessons for today's church. With chapters on the original Presbyter-Bishop, the development from Jewish Presbyter to Christian Presbyter-Bishop, the emergence of episcopacy, the ordained ministry and the sacraments, this timely historical survey will be welcomed by clergy, ordinands and historians of the New Testament and Early Church.