Cyprian and the Bishops of Rome: Questions of Papal Primacy in the Early Church.(Book review)

From: Theological Studies | Date: June 1, 2008| Author: Fahey, Michael A. | Copyright information

CYPRIAN AND THE BISHOPS OF ROME: QUESTIONS OF PAPAL PRIMACY IN THE EARLY CHURCH. By Geoffrey D. Dunn. Early Christian Studies 11. Strathfield, NSW, Australia: St. Paul's, 2007. Pp. ix + 227. AU$42.

To understand how the church in third-century North Africa regarded the extent of the jurisdictional authority of Rome's bishops, Australian Catholic patristic scholar Geoffrey Dunn analyzes letters to Rome by Cyprian who served as bishop of Carthage from AD 249 until his mart...

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