The apostolic age; its life, doctrine, worship and polity . fficers as being sent to dojustice according to desert, and to honor the King(ii. 13, 14, 17),—in all this, as contrasted with thefierce resentment of Romes injustice in the Apoca-lypse, one may well discern signs of a date prior lto the bath of blood in 64, which so horrified theChristian consciousness. And it is probable that itwas in this very carnival of cruelty that Peter methis end, the story of his crucifixion head downwardsounding quite like a piece of the mockery inwhich Nero indulged. Even the tradition that Petersuffered on
The apostolic age; its life, doctrine, worship and polity . fficers as being sent to dojustice according to desert, and to honor the King(ii. 13, 14, 17),—in all this, as contrasted with thefierce resentment of Romes injustice in the Apoca-lypse, one may well discern signs of a date prior lto the bath of blood in 64, which so horrified theChristian consciousness. And it is probable that itwas in this very carnival of cruelty that Peter methis end, the story of his crucifixion head downwardsounding quite like a piece of the mockery inwhich Nero indulged. Even the tradition that Petersuffered on the Vatican Hill suits this same occasion. 1 With this well agrees the simplicity of the picture given ofthe Christian communities. The organization is that of the syn-agogue, elders exercising a shepherds oversight of the youngermembers of the flock. Ministering to the needy is the commonpersonal duty of all who had the means (iv. 10). As to theliberty of prophesying, the one rule is, if any man speak,let him speak as uttering oracles of God (iv. 11).. CHAPTER IV. NORTH SYRIA AND THE DIDACHE. 1BOUT the time when the leaders of thefirst generation began to pass rapidly offthe scene, while the Lords expectedreturn was from year to year unaccount-ably delayed, a serious practical crisisarose, and abuses in conduct began to become morerife as the love of many began to wax cold. For,indeed, the motive of awful expectancy, directedtoward a coming that might happen at any moment,had been a mighty, though rather external, restraintput upon the human passions. And when its ten-sion relaxed somewhat, there was a return of the oldman, especially where Faith had had too little vitalityto transform current Messianic notions by a vividimpression of Jesus, with His unique personal spell,as the true Messiah. When this crisis began topress upon Syrian Christianity, a fresh edition of the Two Ways was felt to be needed, giving amongother things instruction on the Parousia question, astruth f
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