Re: 1 Cor. 16:22

Edgar M. Krentz (emkrentz@mcs.com)
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 19:13:49 -0500

>Edgar;
>Thanks for the reference. I do have access to the Didache but will have
>to hunt for the other. Would you then understand that philew=fellowship
>at the Eucharist or covenant meal?

Bornkamm suggests that the use of FILEW comes as part of the citation.
Behind it may lie the concept of the person who loves a ruler (e.g. the
emperor) belongs to a special class of people, the FILOI. Noe that it says
"love the Lord." Hope this gives at least a starting point, food for
thought.

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