A potential for the "laying on of hands" issue: in the OT, especially concerning the sacrifices, the priest (elder) laid his hand on the animal in order to signify that it was acting as a representative or replacement for the person offering the sacrifice. Perhaps, this was a version of that. It could be saying that the apostle is delegating the Deacon as an official representative?
A potential for the "laying on of hands" issue: in the OT, especially concerning the sacrifices, the priest (elder) laid his hand on the animal in order to signify that it was acting as a representative or replacement for the person offering the sacrifice. Perhaps, this was a version of that. It could be saying that the apostle is delegating the Deacon as an official representative?