medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Okay, so it is the same Nicolaitans. There were some interpretations of them as eating meat that had been sacrificed as well as some that accused them of sexual immorality. All that can be certain from the biblical texts, I suppose, is that they were seen as being somehow "compromisers."
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On 23/01/2012 21:27, Kurt Sherry wrote:
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> Okay, Marjorie, I couldn't get the link to work (the fault of our restrictions on this end). What's the etymology? (I have Brundage on my shelf at home, which sounds very weird since I took classes from him as an undergrad)
"The Nicolaitans are mentioned in Revelation 2:6, 2:15, but their
beliefs are otherwise almost unknown." OED
John Briggs
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