The book of Revelation condemns those who practice pharmakeia along with those who practice idolatry, murder, and sexual immorality (Rev 9:20-21). Pharmakeia is included with those other three sins - does this show that pharmakeia includes the semantic range of producing medicines to prevent contraception or inducing abortion?
Here is a quote, "The second-century physician Soranos of Ephesus, in his book Gynecology, uses the Greek term pharmakeia to refer to potions used for both contraception and abortion. In a similar manner, the third-century theologian Hippolytus condemned certain Christian women who employed “drugs {pharmakois} for producing sterility.”"
Does this (1) show that pharmakeia includes contraception/abortion? And (2) Is this an evidence that contraception is sin?
Here is a quote, "The second-century physician Soranos of Ephesus, in his book Gynecology, uses the Greek term pharmakeia to refer to potions used for both contraception and abortion. In a similar manner, the third-century theologian Hippolytus condemned certain Christian women who employed “drugs {pharmakois} for producing sterility.”"
Does this (1) show that pharmakeia includes contraception/abortion? And (2) Is this an evidence that contraception is sin?