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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...

In early Christianity, the Didache appears in canon lists, functions as Scripture, and is used in catechisms.45 Karl Bihlmeyer, at one point, suggests that the Didache was counted by some in antiquity to be part of the New Testament canon.46 The following brief sample suggests possible quotations by ancient writers and how it appears in early canon lists—whereby a possible distinction between canon and scripture emerges. By doing so, the
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