Didache 12:5

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Mon Feb 21 14:19:03 EST 2000


At 11:40 21/02/00 -0500, Polycarp66 at aol.com wrote:
>You're in good company.
>
>Chapter XII. —Reception of Christians.


Thanks for that citation ---
[ the full title is:

Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions

The Lord’s Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles

did you notice the footnote to "Christ-monger"?

 >>>>
“Christ-trafficker.” The abuse of Christian fellowship and hospitality 
naturally followed the remarkable extension of Christianity. This 
expressive term was coined to designate the class of idlers who would make 
gain out of their professed Christianity. It occurs in the longer form of 
the Ignatian Epistles (Trallians, vi.) and in literature of the fourth century.
Roberts, Alexander and Donaldson, James, Ante-Nicene Fathers: Volume VII, 
(Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1997.
<<<<<<<<

I like that term " Christ-trafficker", too.

Regards
Maurice


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