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| Feb 24, 2017 at 19:12 | comment | added | AthanasiusOfAlex | Just an observation: if the college of presbyters theory is correct, then, technically all of the “presbyters” in the college would have been what we call “bishops” today, because bishops are the only ministers capable of conferring Holy Orders. That is entirely possible, although there is evidence in the Acts (e.g., chapter 6) that there was already at least a twofold differentiation of ministry already in the Apostolic Age. | |
| Feb 24, 2017 at 5:08 | history | answered | Dick Harfield | CC BY-SA 3.0 |