Christian

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at mailhost.chi.ameritech.net
Sun May 23 16:12:39 EDT 1999


Jim West wrote:

> At 02:49 PM 5/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Denny Diehl here with a question:
> >
> >       "the disciples were first called Christians
> >       in Antioch" -Ac 11:26
> >
> >What is a good definition of "Christian"?  I've heard
> >Christ-like.  But in the case of those who were called
> >"Herodians", that would not mean Herod-like, would it?
>
> In fact the term was intentionally derisive- an insult- as it is a
> diminutive of "christos".  Specifically speaking, it means "little Christ"-
> and was intended by its coiners to make fun of the followers of Jesus who
> were "little Christ's" all around Antioch.

A term of  derision, yes. "Little christs", no. More like "smelly ones" based on the
association of the odor of the oil thought to be used in the process by which those
"of the 'anointed' became so.

Yours,

Jeffrey
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