00458nam a22000977a 4500020001800000100002100018245002300039260003500062490000500097650025800102  a97808423357061 aRivers, Francine00aThe Last Sin Eater  bTyndale House Publishersc19980 a 4aSin Eater- person who was paid a fee to take upon himself the moral trespasses of the deceased & their consequences in afterlife- common in early 19th century in England, Scotland & Welsh borders-practiced in remote areas of Appalachian mountains today.