---
title: 'The Historic Episcopate'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Richard Clark Reed'
date: 1898-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Archaeology'
- 'Church History'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 15'
- 'Galatians 1'
- 'Acts 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/reed-1898-the-historic-episcopate
---

# The Historic Episcopate

Two reviews: archaeological search for Israel in Egyptian records; critique of R.J. Cooke's defense of the historic episcopate and Anglican claims to apostolic succession.

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