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CHAPTER THREE 1 Peter 5 — Elders Commanded to Shepherd Peter writes: “The elders which are among you I exhort… Feed the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight…” (1 Peter 5:1–2) This passage is usually read as though Peter were speaking only to a formal senate of church...

CHAPTER TWO Titus 1:5–7 — Ordination Drawn From an Existing Elder Body Titus 1 is often presented as the decisive proof that elder is itself the name of a formal church office: “For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint...

CHAPTER ONE The Bare Word and the Qualified Subset Language works by stable nouns and narrowing qualifiers. If the noun changes meaning every time a subset is mentioned, communication collapses. Take the word man. By itself, man identifies the human category in view: an adult male. It says...

I have been working on a paper of elders, and wanted to put it out here for comment or questions it is 8 chapters here is the opening THE BARE WORD Reclaiming the Familial Reality of Biblical Elderhood OPENING The Linguistic and Functional Reality of the Eldership Church language has too...

wellI guess you'll have to wait-see! not appropriate for this thread though! Thank you for the welcome!

old guy new to forum saved in late 70s still married to first wife 47 yrs ago 9 kids 30 grands no greats yet close family. Im a linguist legalist and apologize if it is not acceptable feel free to correct! I go off on tithes and elders!