The Apostolic Fathers Commentary Series aims to complement the study of early Christianity through historical, literary, and theological readings of the Apostolic Fathers. Writers of the AFCS volumes seek to be mindful of critical scholarship while commenting on a final-form text. Shawn J. Wilhite’s commentary on the Didache includes a brief introduction to the Didache, the use of Scripture by the Didachist, and the theology of the Didache. The commentary proceeds section by section with a close ear to the text of the Didache, relevant early Christian literature, and current scholarship.
Milavec has decoded the Didache and enabled it to reveal its hidden secrets regarding those years when Christianity was little more than a faction within the restless Judaisms of the mid-first-century.
Containing the Didache in English and Greek, The "Q" (Source) Document, and the Book of James.
The Didache Bible presents extensive commentaries, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, for each of the books of the Holy Bible.
In this highly readable introduction, Thomas O'Loughlin tells the intriguing story of the Didache, from its discovery in the late nineteenth century to the present.
"In 1873, a copy of the long lost Didache was discovered in a library in Constantinople. Since its publication a decade later, this little book has attracted a large amount...
A Missing Piece of the Puzzle in Early Christianity Jonathan A. Draper, Clayton N. Jefford. you” (Did. ... in Religion, Identity and Conflict in Britain: From the Restoration to the Twentieth Century. Festschrift for Prof.
It is not a literary production like the books of the New Testament. It reflects the controversies of the apostolic age. Personal behavior comes first. This is followed by directions for worship, including baptism and holy communion.
Instead of providing actual excerpts of the works under discussion;' Reading the Early Church Fathers directs the reader to the primary sources available on the Internet, resources that will be updated regularly.
Additionally, the Didache Bible includes apologetical explanations, which expound on the teaching of the Church on current issues ..."--Preface.
"In this study, Aaron Milavec comprehensively examines how the first-century pastoral manual known as the Didache enumerated the step-by-step training of converts for the full, active participation in the earliest Jewish-Christian ...