Re: CHAT: Congregationalism & Religious Terms In Dublex (was Turtledove (was: RE: Nov 11th))

On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Jeffrey Henning wrote:

> devbin [god+building]  church, synagogue, temple -- a building for worship
How do you distinguish between a synagogue and a temple?  They are NOT
the same thing.  The synagogue (syn-agoge), is a place for instruction
and prayer.  A temple (naos) is a place for the Sacrifice.  Thus,
synagogues have no altars but temples do.

> devcapt [god+leader]  rabbi, priest, presbyter, curate, minister, parson,
> pastor, rector -- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
Would that make a Bishop a devcaptcapt, since it is he who authorizes the
priest to perform Liturgy?  What is a deacon?  Deacons cannot perform
Liturgy entirely on their own.

A "rector" is often a janitor with fancy title--no Liturgical authority
at all.

> carsdevsist [cross+religion(god-system)] Christianity, Christian religion --
> the system of Christian beliefs and practices
Does that mean that the Seventh-day Adventists are not Christian in this
language?  They reject the Cross.

> salfdevcitab [old+god+book]  Old Testament -- the collection of books
> comprising the sacred Scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history
> as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Where do the Readable Books (the mis-called "Apocrypha") fit?