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The Didache is one of the earliest Christian writings. It provides practical instructions on how a Christian community can function, and offers unique insights into the way the earliest Christians lived and worshipped. In this highly readable introduction, Thomas O’Loughlin tells the intriguing story of the Didache, from its discovery in the late nineteenth century to the present. He then...

and those who examine how Christian theology has grown and changed over the centuries. And while each group might highlight the importance of the Didache in their own way because it throws light on this or that theme which they consider important, we can pick out three more general reasons why it is worth studying this short text—remembering that it only takes between 20 and 30 minutes to read the whole text. Probably the most common reason why someone today picks up a book like this on the Didache
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