Apostolic Succession
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Apostolic Succession is the Christian doctrine that ecclesiastical authority is passed down in an unbroken line from the apostles through the laying on of hands in ordained ministry.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian doctrine
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ecclesiological doctrine → |
| hasDebateOn |
historical continuity of episcopal lines
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interpretation of biblical evidence → necessity for valid sacraments → relation to church unity → |
| hasDefinition |
the doctrine that ecclesiastical authority is passed down in an unbroken line from the apostles through the laying on of hands in ordained ministry
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| hasKeyConcept |
church authority
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continuity with the apostolic church → episcopal ministry → laying on of hands → ordination → transmission of ecclesiastical authority → unbroken line of succession from the apostles → validity of sacraments → |
| hasOrigin |
early Christian church
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| hasTheologicalBasisIn |
New Testament interpretations
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early church fathers → pastoral epistles → |
| implies |
continuity of church governance
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continuity of sacramental ministry → continuity of teaching from the apostles → |
| isAffirmedBy |
Anglican Communion
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Church of the East → Eastern Orthodox Church → Old Catholic Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church → some Lutheran churches → some Methodist churches → |
| isAssociatedWith |
bishops as successors of the apostles
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episcopal polity → historic episcopate → ordination rites → sacramental theology → |
| isCentralTo |
Anglican catholic tradition
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Orthodox understanding of the church → Roman Catholic understanding of the church → |
| isContrastedWith |
congregationalist views of ministry
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purely charismatic understandings of authority → |
| isRejectedOrReinterpretedBy |
many Baptist churches
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many Pentecostal churches → many Reformed churches → many non-denominational churches → |
| isRelatedTo |
Petrine primacy
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magisterium in Catholic theology → validity of Eucharist in sacramental churches → |
| isTransmittedBy |
laying on of hands in episcopal consecration
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laying on of hands in priestly ordination → liturgical prayer of ordination → |
Referenced by (1)
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Holy Orders
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isRelatedTo |