Theology and World Christianity
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The words “abbot” and “abbess” come from Aram. abba (father). Abbots and abbesses are the heads of independent cloisters, especially Benedictine; an abbot may also be the head of an abbey church. Many abbots and abbesses, who are often esteemed as highly as bishops, have made their mark as missionaries, pioneers, preachers, poets, scientists, and territorial rulers. They typically receive an oath of obedience from those under them.
Abbreviations generally follow those given in the Journal of Biblical Literature “Instructions for Contributors.” For those not listed there, the abbreviations in the second edition of S. M. Schwertner’s Internationales Abkürzungsverzeichnis für Theologie und Grenzgebiete (Berlin, 1992) are used; for works of theology or related fields not listed in either source, new abbreviations have been formed.