Does the Mormon office of bishop bear any resemblance to New Testament bishops?
Sure. The Greek word translated as bishop means “overseer,” and that’s what modern and ancient bishops were. The New Testament provides very little information, but other early Christian writings describe bishops in ways that greatly resemble bishops in the restored Church of Jesus Christ. For example, in the letter of Ignatius to Polycarp, Ignatius speaks of Polycarp’s duties as bishop of the Smyrnaeans.
