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For over one hundred years, scholars have argued that there was a ban on presbyterial preaching in southern Gaul throughout the fifth century. This ban was purportedly lifted at the Council of Vaison (529) at the behest of Caesarius of Arles in order to preach the gospel in the countryside. While scholars have called the effectiveness of the ban into question, this article makes a stronger critique, arguing that there was neither a ban nor a unified local preaching tradition. It further suggests that presbyterial preaching was a critical and highly regulated component of the church’s power in fifth-century Gaul.
一百多年来,学者们一直认为,整个五世纪,高卢南部都禁止长老布道。据称,在阿尔勒的凯撒里乌斯(Caesarius of Arles)的要求下,这一禁令在维松会议(529 年)上被解除,以便在农村传讲福音。虽然学者们对禁令的有效性提出了质疑,但本文提出了更有力的批评,认为既没有禁令,也没有统一的地方布道传统。文章进一步指出,长老会布道是五世纪高卢教会权力的一个关键和高度规范的组成部分。
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Early Medieval Europe provides an indispensable source of information and debate on the history of Europe from the later Roman Empire to the eleventh century. The journal is a thoroughly interdisciplinary forum, encouraging the discussion of archaeology, numismatics, palaeography, diplomatic, literature, onomastics, art history, linguistics and epigraphy, as well as more traditional historical approaches. It covers Europe in its entirety, including material on Iceland, Ireland, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Continental Europe (both west and east).