Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Blogger

Let me rephrase my first sentence. Until the Reformation (or just prior to that), the Bible wasn't in English so there wasn't an english rendering of "elder" to deal with.

The rest of my paragraph stands. It's getting late.


1,723 posted on 12/17/2006 9:21:16 PM PST by Blogger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1719 | View Replies ]


To: Blogger
the Bible wasn't in English

There was ample devotional literature available in English, and of course, there was Douay. Regardless of any written word, the English speaking Christians referred to preists as "priests" and not as "elders" since time immemorial.

2,219 posted on 12/19/2006 1:21:05 PM PST by annalex
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1723 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson