The Statutes of the Apostles (Apostolic Tradition)

After a general agreement in the regulations concerning the condition of catechumens—specifically regarding freedom, marriage, and sanity (in which last case S. alone contemplates a purification from demoniacal possession)—S. creates a new canon for the occupations that must be forsaken by novices. E. uses "diviner" instead of "painter," as if suggesting divination by means of images. E. and A. speak only of attending as spectators, while S. condemns participating in theatrical business. E. excludes the huntsman, the teacher of fighting, and the charioteer, agreeing with S., which specifies the monomachos Gladiator. and the provider of public shows. A. mentions only the teacher of fighting, having first condemned the maker of potions.

E. and A. forbid the soldier to kill when ordered to do so; S. is satisfied with the soldier "not hastening to the work." In a fresh canon, E. and A. repeat the reference to the soldier, whose profession must not be chosen by catechumens or believers. E. and A. omit self-mutilation. A. omits the interpretation of dreams. Where S. condemns the psellistēs A term for an actor or mime., E. refers to those who dress for lascivious ornament, and A. to those who sell clothes of grave-diggers. Finally, A. and S. specify phylacteries Amulets or charms., while E. uses the general word for potions. E. and A. begin a fresh canon for the concubine, and agree with S. in admitting the special concubine of one man to Baptism, and in refusing a man who is not lawfully married.

It would appear that a daily laying on of hands and exorcism took place, though E. speaks only of instructing the selected candidates; however, they all agree on a final exorcism by the bishop.