Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on apostolic succession and the historic episcopate, the claim that bishops stand in unbroken descent from the apostles.
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Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on apostolic succession is written and edited in-house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist ecclesiology source. NotesA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for the doctrine of apostolic succession and Anglican debate over its necessity.
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AuthorThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/apostolic-succession
Source Typereference
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- Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
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