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4318 |
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De ecclesiasticis officiis (598 - 615) Isidore of Seville |
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(1) Primum a Petro ecclesia in Antiochia est fundata, ibique primum nomen Christianorum per eius est praedicationem exortum, sicut Actus Apostolorum testantur. Vocantur autem Christiani diriuatiuo uocabulo ex nomine Christi; (2) nam, sicut ex Iudae nomine uocabulum traxerunt Iudaei a quo in illa gente regiae stirpis dignitas claruit, ita a Christo Christianae gentis nomen inhesit, cuius et in gentibus et in Iudaeis praerogatiua est dignitas potestatis. Ecclesia autem uocatur proprie, propter quod omnes ad se uocet et in unum congreget. |
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(1) The church was first established by Peter in Antioch, and there the name of Christian first arose through his preaching, as the Acts of the Apostles testifies [see Acts 11:26]. They are called Christian, however, by a word derived from the name of Christ. (2) Just as the Jews derived their name from the name of Judah, by whom the dignity of their royal lineage became visible in that people, so also the name of the Christian people has been closely connected to Christ. His privilege among both the gentiles and the Jews is the dignity of dominion. The church is properly so called, because it calls all people to itself and gathers them as one. (Trans. Knoebel, p. 29) |
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Lib. 1, Cap. 1 (lin. 10) |
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