Koet B.J., Murphy E., Ryökäs E. (eds.) Deacons and Diakonia in Early Christianity

Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2018. — XIV, 327 p. — (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 479)Munib Younan: ForewordBart J. Koet/Edwina Murphy/Esko Ryökäs: Assessing the Role and Function of an Assistant: The Deacon in the First Two Centuries of ChristianityBiblical Sources
Peter-Ben Smit: Exegetical Notes on Mark 10:42–45: Who Serves Whom? – John N. Collins: The Rhetorical Value of Διακον- in Matthew 25:44 – Bart J. Koet: Luke 10:38–42 and Acts 6:1–7: a Lukan Diptych on Διακονία – Bart J. Koet: Like a Royal Wedding. On the Significance of Diakonos in John 2:1–11 – Joke H. A. Brinkhof: Philip, One of the Seven in Acts (6:1–6; 8:4–40; 21:8) – Margaret Mowczko: What did Phoebe's Position and Ministry as Διάκονος of the Church at Cenchrea Involve? – Anni Hentschel: Paul's Apostleship and the Concept of Διακονία in 2 Corinthians – Lauri Thurén: Divine Headhunting? The Function of the Qualifications of Deacons in 1 Tim 3:8–13The Earliest Christian (Extra-Biblical) Sources
John Granger Cook: Pliny's Tortured Ministrae: Female Deacons in the Ancient Church? – Bart J. Koet: The Bishop and his Deacons. Ignatius of Antioch's View on Ministry: Two-fold or Three-fold? – John N. Collins: Διακον- and Deacons in Clement of Alexandria – Bart J. Koet: Isaiah 60:17 as a Key for Understanding the Two-fold Ministry of Ἐπισκόποι and Διάκονοι according to First Clement (1 Clem. 42:5) – Mark Grundeken: What Do »Deacons« Do in the Shepherd of Hermas? – Clayton N. Jefford: Understanding the Concept of Deacon in the Didache – Paul Foster: Deacons (Διάκονοι) and Dιακονία in the Writings of Justin and Irenaeus – Serafim Seppälä: Deacons in Acts of Thomas and Related Early Syriac Literature – Anni Maria Laato: Tertullian and the Deacons – Bart J. Koet: Dreaming about Deacons in the Passio Perpetuae – Anssi Voitila: Deacons in the Texts Contemporary with the New Testament (Philo of Alexandria and Josephus)