The History of the Councils of the Church: Volume I: Ante-Nicene Councils

by Charles Joseph Hefele

That the origin of councils is derived from the Apostolic Synod held at Jerusalem about the year 52, is undoubted; but theologians are not agreed as to whether they were instituted by divine or by human authority. The true answer to this question is as follows: They are an apostolical institution; but the apostles, when they instituted them, acted under the commission which they received from Christ, otherwise they could not have published the decisions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532836813
• ISBN13: 9781532836817
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"