牧师在古时是官职名,有明确的职责和权力范围。《周礼·夏官·牧师》中这样说:“牧师掌牧地,皆有历禁而颁之。孟春焚牧,中春通淫。掌其政令,凡田事,赞焚莱。”根据《周礼》,牧师的职责就是掌管牧地(牧地就是公家所授的专门用于畜牧的田地),把和牧地有关的界线和各种命令传达给养马的人。现代意义上的“牧师”是布道者,和古汉语言中的“牧师”一点不搭界。当然,在基督教里有也许是当初翻译者西 Pastor is the official name in ancient times, there is a clear range of responsibilities and powers. “Zhou Li Xia Guan Priest” said in this way: “Pastor palm grazing, are banned and issued.” Meng Chun burning animal husbandry, the spring pass prostitution. According to The Week, the priest’s duty is to govern the grazing land (pasture is a public-owned field dedicated to livestock husbandry) and convey the boundaries and various orders related to the pastures to those who raise horses. In the modern sense “priest ” is a preacher, and the ancient Chinese language “Pastor ” is not at the border. Of course, there may be translators in the original West