At 07:48 PM 1/14/00 -0500, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>This is interesting because of the Roman formula: do ut des (I give that you
>may give).
>I am separated from scholarly apparatus on this formula, so I can only point
>out that the Romans were pretty straight forward about business with the gods
>(to judge from appearances). (I am of course not suggesting that the ROMAN
>Catholic church simply picked up the thread left by ancient ROMAN religion
>sensibilities.)
>Dan
Nudge, nudge; wink, wink; say no more; know what I mean?
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