The Priesthood of the Plebs by Peter J Leithart

The Priesthood of the Plebs by Peter J Leithart

In this seminal treatise, Peter J. Leithart argues that the coming of the New Creation in Jesus Christ has profound and revolutionary implications for social order, implications symbolized and effected in the ritual of baptism. In Christ and Christian baptism, the ancient distinctions between priest and non-priest, between patrician and plebian, are dissolved, giving rise to a new humanity in which there is no Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. Yet, beginning in the medieval period, the church has blunted the revolutionary force of baptism, and reintroduced antique distinctions whose destruction was announced by the gospel. Leithart calls the church to renew her commitment to the gospel that offers priesthood to the plebs.

Peter J.Leithart (PhD, University of Cambridge) is president of Theopolis Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, and adjunct senior fellow of theology and literature at New Saint Andrews College. He is also a former pastor. He is the author of several publications, including the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible's Traces of the Trinity, 1 & 2 Kings, and Athanasius in the Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality series. He's also a Touchstone contributing editor and a regular blogger at firstthings.com.

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ISBN 13	9781592444045
ISBN 10	1592444040
Title	The Priesthood of the Plebs
Author	Peter J Leithart
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Year published	2003-10-16
Number of pages	336
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