The Way of the Didache The First Christian Handbook

by Varner, William

• ISBN13: 9780761837145
• ISBN10: 0761837140
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-09
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

"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 of scholarly attention due to the light it sheds on the beliefs and practices of the early Christians. Dr. William Varner has written this volume to familiarize readers with these past and present scholarly discussions. Dr. Varner offers his own analytical translation of the Didache and sets forth some fresh ideas about the book's original purpose and its relationship to the New Testament. He also suggests how the message of this first Christian handbook can inform the church today. This is an accessible introduction, not only to an ancient Christian text, but also to how the earliest Christians responded to the challenge of their new, lives."

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Didache	p. 1
The rediscovery of the Didache	p. 7
The text of the Didache	p. 15
A translation of the Didache	p. 27
The scriptures of the Didache	p. 41
The two ways of the Didache	p. 55
The sacraments of the Didache	p. 69
The ministers of the Didache	p. 81
The theology of the Didache	p. 89
The lessons of the Didache	p. 103
The language of the Didache	p. 109
Topical index to the Didache	p. 127
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