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1. Early Church Administration

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   Clerical Bureaucracy and Finance
   The administrative apparatus required a robust supporting bureaucracy. Beyond the major orders of Bishop, Presbyter, and Deacon, several specialized roles emerged for the management of communal resources and disciplinary oversight.
   The Chartophylax (Keeper of the Scrolls)

2. First Council Of Nicaea

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   Historical Context and Imperial Summons
   The reign of Constantine I marked a significant transition for Christianity, moving from periods of intense persecution under Diocletian to imperial patronage following the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE. The burgeoning unity of the faith, however, was fractured by the Arian controversy, initiate…

3. Sabellius Of Cyrene

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   Sabellius of Cyrene was a theologian and presbyter active in the early to mid-3rd century CE, associated primarily with the city of Rome, though his origins are claimed to be in Cyrene (modern Shahhat, Libya). His theological system, known posthumously as Sabellianism or Modalism, posited that the Christian Godhead consisted of a singular divine person w…