Roland Bainton notes that ‘ from the end of the New Testament period to the decade A.D. 170 - 180 there is no evidence whatever of Christians in the army ’ (Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace [Abingdon, 1960], pp. 67 - 8)....
Roland Bainton mainib, et ’ Uue Testamendi aegade lõpust kuni aastateni 170 — 180 m.a.j. ei ole mingeid tõendeid selle kohta, et ükski kristlane oleks teeninud armees ’ (Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace [Abingdon, 1960], leheküljed 67 — 68)....