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Apostles And Bishops In Early Christianity (Hugh Nibley Works) Hardcover – April 5, 2004
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- PublisherDeseret Book Co
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Nibley's emphasis in the first part of this work is upon the distinct and separate nature of the offices of Apostle and Bishop in the primitive Christian Church. Catholics, of course, claim that Peter was the first bishop of Rome, while Orthodox Christians claim he was the first bishop of Antioch. Nibley traces the complex and tortuous history of the office of bishop in the early church, and the contemporaneous disappearance of the office of apostle. The second part of the book presents a history of the office of bishop in the Church in Rome, and the subsequent rise of the papacy.
Some additional thoughts:
1. Though published by FARMS, this is not a work of Mormon apologia per se. Indeed, the works of Joseph Smith are not even mentioned in the text. The bottom line is that this is a scholarly and detailed treatise on the question of Catholic papal authority.
2. The manuscript for this book was apparently rescued from a mass of Nibley's papers, and the original lacked any references for the footnotes. Nibley provided a mass of quoted material in the manuscript without references. FARMS has undertaken the Herculean task of finding the sources for the quoted materials, and has succeeded in doing so in probably ninety five percent of the cases. The original quotations were translated by Nibley himself from the original Greek, Latin, Medieval Latin, German, French, etc. From those quoted languages I can read, it appears that Nibley's translations are precise and well rendered. Those critics of Hugh Nibley, who have alleged that he makes up ninety percent of his footnotes, ought to examine the footnotes in this work carefully. It is truly eye opening.
3. This book, fifteenth in the series of Nibley's complete works being published by FARMS, whets the appetite for the long awaited magnum opus, One Eternal Round, which is finally out of the hands of the old sloven and with the editors.
4. On a personal note, I purchased this book the day after Nibley's death, and read it in the succeeding week as a benediction of sorts to the memory of a great and treasured mentor.










