Mark Schuler

Concordia University- St.Paul · Theology and Ministry

Previous publication has suggested that the diakonikon of the Northeast Church at Hippos Palaistinēs may have served as a monastic infirmary.1 This paper returns to that hypothesis. In Part 1, the paper reviews archaeological findings yielding the hypothesis. Part 2 advances the theory by presenting evidence for the use of materia medica in this fa...

Various New Testament writers do not use ἀπόστολος in the same way. Paul uses ἀπόστολος as his primary self-designation and fills that word with his particular experience – his call from Jesus on the road to Damascus, his life-long mission to the Gentile world, his willingness to serve, his proclamation of the Gospel, and even his sufferings. But i...

This paper begins by offering a sampling of apostolic claims in church communities in various parts of Africa. It next outlines several theological principles drawn from the Bible and from our shared Lutheran heritage that may be helpful while navigating this topic. Finally, the paper identifies what participants see as the most critical issues of...

In the post-apostolic period, a synthesis emerged so that ἀπόστολος from that point on referred to the Twelve and Paul. No other person carried that designation. The authority exercised by the apostles was transferred to the bishops through a process of succession that developed in response to false teaching and disunity in the church. This apostol...

Previous publication has suggested that the diakonikon of the Northeast Church at Hippos Palaistinēs may have served as a monastic infirmary.1 This paper returns to that hypothesis. In Part 1, the paper reviews archaeological findings yielding the hypothesis. Part 2 advances the theory by presenting evidence for the use of materia medica in this fa...

During the eleventh season of excavations at Hippos, Israel (July 2010) a single-niche fountain was uncovered within the confines of the northern plaza of a peristyle house ("House of Tyche"). The pool of this fountain was filled by a pipe passing through a shared wall from a water catch basin to the east. A second source of water came from a catch...

Hippos-Sussita. Sixth Season of Excavations (July 2005). The ancient city of Hippos-Sussita is located on the east shore of the Sea of Galilee, on the top of a flat, diamond shaped mountain, 350 m above the lake. City and mountain are almost entirely isolated from their surroundings, with just a narrow 'saddle' bridge leading towards the western sl...

Hippos-Sussita. Fifth Season of Excavations (September-October 2004) and Summary of All Five Seasons. The ancient city of Hippos-Sussita is located on the east shore of the Sea of Galilee, on the top of a flat, diamond shaped mountain, 350 m above the lake. City and mountain are almost entirely isolated from their surroundings, with just a narrow '...