tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post7611988419625114865..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Friday is for Ad FontesMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-85428134866672277752008-04-25T23:52:00.000-05:002008-04-25T23:52:00.000-05:00I don't think Pompey's military victories can be d...I don't think Pompey's military victories can be described as achievements, at least in the possitive sense.<BR/><BR/>At the age of 25 he was given the cognomen "Magnus", probably because of his military conquests, and the name was confirmed by Sulla. This contrasts with the cases of name giving among the Christians in the NT. They were named for their benefactions and their protective roles in sustaining the church (Simon-Peter, Joseph-Barnabas, James-Oblias, Mary-Magdalene, Crispus-Sosthenes, Gaius-Titius-Justus-Stephanas, and probably others). These poeple were great. Pompey wasn't, I think.<BR/><BR/>John Chrysostom (who accepted that Sosthenes was Crispus renamed) would agree (see Homily on 1 Corinthains 10.8: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/220110.htm).<BR/><BR/>Richard FellowsRichard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.com