{"product_id":"loa-apostolic-canons-large-print","title":"The Apostolic Canons — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho may lead a church—and what happens when its leaders break the rules?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Apostolic Canons brings together eighty-five short rules for clergy and people in the early church. Scholars place the collection in Syria near the end of the fourth century. Though its name invokes the apostles, they are not its authors. Here, church life takes shape through rules about authority, worship, conduct, and shared responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection addresses the ordination and removal of bishops, presbyters, and deacons; gifts, first-fruits, and the Eucharist; discipline and exclusion; Easter, fasts, and baptism. Its final canon lists sacred books. Read these rules to see what this community seeks to protect—and where it draws boundaries around leadership, belief, and daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe making of leaders\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how ordination rules place the choice of church leaders in other bishops’ hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA demanding daily life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore expectations that clergy live soberly and avoid business that distracts from their duties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder at the altar\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover rules for offerings, from oil and incense to seasonal grain and grapes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe limits of belonging\u003c\/strong\u003e – Understand how deposition and excommunication define the consequences of breaking the community’s rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBooks held as sacred\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine the final canon’s list of holy books for clergy and laity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of church history, canon law, and early Christian life who want direct rules rather than a story or devotional text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and begin with the rules for choosing a bishop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58122915184988,"sku":"LOA-237-LPPB","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58123759419740,"sku":"LOA-237-LPHC","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58181203296604,"sku":"LOA-237-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-forbidden-00237-en_f02cc632-4fc1-4ba6-a0ee-46ac2337cebc.png?v=1792697432","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/loa-apostolic-canons-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}