From: dd-1@juno.com
Date: Mon May 24 1999 - 09:08:29 EDT
Ben, Denny Diehl here
> IMHO the term CRISTIANOI was meant as a derisory term
Several have said this, but I, for one, don't think that is a
necessary conclusion from the language. It is stated:
"CRHMATISAI TE PRWTWS EN ANTIOCEIAi TOUS
MAQHTAS CRISTIANOUS" -Ac 11:26
CRHMATISAI is middle/passive which could give rise to either
"They were called" or "They called themselves" could it not?
Also, I don't see anything historically that would give any
indication that it began as a derisive term. Tacitus tells us:
"Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened
the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a
class hated for their abominations, called Christians
by the populace." -Ann xv.44
But this is quite late, and I wouldn't think this would give us any
indication as to the origination of the term "Christian".
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