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Schachterle, Joshua

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The full title of the document is The Teaching of the Lord through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations (Διδαχὴ Κυρίου διὰ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῖς ἔθνεσιν). The Didache is an early church document, but is distinctly Jewish in some ways, as well, and seems to show how a Jewish Christian community adapted its practices and procedures for gentile Christians (the nations). It has been dated as early as the late 1st century CE (Milavec) and as late as the early 2nd century CE (Niederwimmer). It includes three major sections: the first on ethics, the second on rituals, and the third on group or church organization. The community within which this document was (anonymously) produced was likely located in Antioch, Syria and it shares material with the Gospel of Matthew which was probably also produced there. There is some disagreement among scholars about which whether the Didache depends on Matthew or Matthew on the Didache, or whether they both depend on another source. Some facets of this document, the description of the Eucharist, for example, differ markedly from that of Paul's letters and the canonical gospels. T he Didache seems to indicate that Jesus's death and resurrection were not the focal point of orthodoxy for this community, but rather ethical and ritual practices.

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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0438231

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