Re: The Early Christians: In Their Own Words

It is clear from their commission that the teachers were placed after the 
prophets and apostles, particularly after the apostles. Their commitment 
was also different. Whereas the apostles owned nothing and traveled 
constantly, the prophets were only required to give up their possessions. 
The teachers, however, did not necessarily renounce property or take to
the 
road. Because the itinerant life of the apostles had such influence, early

Christianity has rightly been called an itinerant religion, traversing the

whole world. The travels of the apostles were an inspiration to mission
for 
the other Christians. This lively interaction, with the exchange of their 
letters and writings, explains how they maintained the same bond between 
all the communities. Origen still emphasized that the apostles and
prophets 
journeyed from town to town, and took upon themselves the hardships of 
these travels, barely accepting the necessities of life even from 
believers.