In a message dated 03/23/2000 7:53:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Well... I don't know whether the term existed before the crusades or was
coined during the wars >>
The phrase was first seen in the gospels; Matthew 10:38; Mark 8:34; Luke
9:23. The question is when was it first used with a military connotation.
mark
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