The Didache: Faith, Hope, & Life of the Earliest Christian Communities (2003 Milavec), book

The Didache: Faith, Hope, & Life of the Earliest Christian Communities, 50-70 CE (20003) is a book by Aaron Milavec.

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: Newman, 2003.

Table of contents

How the Greek manuscript was discovered, transcribed, and translated -- Greek text with side-by-side analytical translation -- The life-transforming training program -- The economic safety net in the Roman world of systematic exploitation -- Fasting, feasting, and the practice of baptizing adults -- Rhythms of fasting and praying until the kingdom comes -- Kingdom expectation celebrated in the Eucharistic meals -- How and why the Didache checked meddling prophets -- Learning gratitude by offering first fruits -- The confession of failings and Eucharistic sacrifice -- Community organization in a companionship of empowerment -- Purifying fire, selective resurrection, and God's coming -- Whether the Didache made use of any known gospel -- Whether the Didache reveals the social setting for "turning the other cheek" and "loving one's enemies" -- Whether final perfection requires observance of the Torah -- Whether the "hypocrites" were promoters of temple sacrifice -- Whether the "burning-process of testing" (Did. 16:5) offers evidence for the dual functioning of eschatological fire -- The spirituality of the Didache : modern reflections

External links

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