chp3: civic events -> civic functions

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@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ against the church in Pergamum:
 > children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
 > fornication. (Rev 2:14)
 
-In contemporary Greek society, temple sacrifices were important civic events.
+In contemporary Greek society, temple sacrifices were important civic functions.
 Failing to show face could be embarassing, or even costly, particularly for rich
 Christians who had the most to benefit from fitting in to the trade guilds and
 other civic institutions and private dinners where meat sacrificed to idols