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<p> ( | <p> ( '''''Ποιμήν''''' ), i.e. ''Pastor,'' is a name given to ministers of the [[Gospel]] in the New-Testament writings and by the early Church. It is a term recommended by the circumstance that Christ had compared himself to a shepherd and his people to a flock; and the apostle Peter had called him the Chief Shepherd. (See [[Pastor]]). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
( Ποιμήν ), i.e. Pastor, is a name given to ministers of the Gospel in the New-Testament writings and by the early Church. It is a term recommended by the circumstance that Christ had compared himself to a shepherd and his people to a flock; and the apostle Peter had called him the Chief Shepherd. (See Pastor).
