Cyrus H. Gordon Quote

The ancients were not as denominationally minded as we in matters of their clergy. They were more concerned with obtaining services of a bona fide professional member of a priestley guild who was qualified to intercede between mortals and immortals, than with finding a religious leader whose sole qualification was like-mindedness.

Ch.VII Further Observations on Homer - The Common Background of Greek and Hebrew Civilizations (1965 [1962])