The Didache 3
A Christian manual, third and longest edition, for converts and elders, that outlines moral instruction and church practices which are historically significant for Orthodox Christianity. It describes the "Two Ways" of life and death, provides guidelines for baptism, fasting, and the Eucharist, and expands on apostles, prophets, bishops, deacons rules for their orders and roles, thus confirming the antiquity of many Orthodox traditions. It includes in its final section a prophecy of the Antichrist and the Second Coming of Christ.
The complete Greek text of the Didache was rediscovered in 1873 by Philotheos Bryennios in a manuscript called the Codex Hierosolymitanus, found in the library of the Monastery of the Holy Sepulchre in Constantinople. While this manuscript was completed in 1056 AD, it contains the complete text, and the manuscript itself was later transferred to Jerusalem. Fragments and translations of the Didache have also been found in other locations, supporting its earlier use.
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Didache 3 | Scroll 112 | 3rd edition Rituals | The Teaching of the Lord through the Twelve Apostles to the Gentiles | Didache | Doctrine | NA | Africa | Church Service Book | Baptismal Liturgy |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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