Introduction -- Holiness and ordination -- The mosaic office as the model for ordination -- Holiness and the ordination to the divine word in Deuteronomy and in the New Testament -- Holiness and the ordination to sacramental rituals in the priestly literature and in the New Testament -- Holiness and ordination in the New Testament literature -- The mosaic office and the ordination to word and sacrament in Christian tradition
Summary
'Holiness and Ministry' is a response to the call of the World Council of Churches for renewed theological reflection on the biblical roots of ordination to strengthen the vocational identity of the ordained and to provide a framework for ecumenical dialogue
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and indexes
