To: Kolokotronis
I have to say that the ancient usage of Presbytera probably answers the question of what the NT meaning of Prebyteros was. Probably - although one cannot foreclose the possibility that the role of presbuteros evolved as Christianity evolved from an illegal religion.
380 posted on
11/04/2006 2:09:40 PM PST by
jude24
("I will oppose the sword if it's not wielded well, because my enemies are men like me.")
To: jude24
Probably - although one cannot foreclose the possibility that the role of presbuteros evolved as Christianity evolved from an illegal religion. No question. I was just responding to etoh's specious assertion that the Catholic priesthood had no NT antecedent or source, which is clearly a silly claim. It's especially silly in view of how the Fathers of the immediate post-apostolic age -- Ignatius, for example -- understood the offices of "elder" and "overseer".
382 posted on
11/04/2006 2:46:13 PM PST by
Campion
("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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