The Word Discipline in Cyprian letters
the word discipline in Saint Cyprian Letters 1-27 came with different meaning. Can someone help how to differentiate between the meanings especially the context can be misleading a bit
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This monography explains the use of the word "disciplina" in the works of Cyprian:
Ad salutem consulere: Die Paränese Cyprians im Kontext antiken und frühchristlichen Denkens by Rolf Noormann (in german)
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Thanks Martin alot
can I ask you to explain more because i don’t understand German
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Very briefly: Tertullian used the term "disciplina" (discipline) in a broader sense: it often means in general "teaching, instruction, science". Cyprian, on the other hand, always uses the term in an ecclesiastical, religious sense: it refers to the behaviour of Christians or the norms for Christian behaviour. In doing so, he adopts ideas of the "disciplina militaris" (military discipline): After baptism the Christian is to live as miles christi (soldier of christ) in the Christian disciplina.
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Can’t thank u enough Martin
you are indeed so helpful!
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