In which are some final Didache morsels

September 4, 2012

source You know how some people end the Lord’s Prayer with… “The Kingdom, the power, the glory are yours forever.” Ever wonder where that came from, since it’s not in the Gospels? It’s from the Didache. By the way… The series on the Didache, the early church owner’s manual, began here. And it’s part of […]

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In which the dating of the Didache is pinned down

September 2, 2012

source Now for some finishing touches on dating the Didache. As I said before, dating stuff like this is like placing clothes pins on a laundry line. One by one, other events, for which we know the dates, are placed on the line. Then we see where this writing fits in. Part one of dating […]

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In which is dating – not THAT kind.

August 30, 2012

  source The Didache really does seem like a document from the first century church, detailing how to live, and how to be in, and operate a church. It was lost to us until the 1800’s. So how do we pin down the date of the Didache? Like this… a little logic… a little history… […]

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In which is The Didache – the early Church’s owners’ manual (pt3)

August 28, 2012

The Didache (the early church owners’ manual) dates from between 80 and 90 AD. By the way, this is part 7 of a larger series on the Apostolic Fathers which began here. This is part 3 on the Didache, which began here. Three questions hit me as I studied this. Question One: It’s not the […]

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In which is the Didache (Quotes from The Apostolic Fathers pt. 6)

August 23, 2012

source They were caught in no man’s land…that dangerous place between foxholes. Jesus had long been gone… his return taking longer than expected… the apostles were almost all gone too… and heresies were sprouting like dandelions… oh… and Rome was persecuting. This is part 6 of the quotes from the Apostolic Fathers series, which began […]

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In which is the Didache | Quotes from the Apostolic Fathers (pt5)

August 21, 2012

source It was discovered about 140 years ago (1873ish). It dates earlier than the words of the individual Apostolic fathers like Ignatius, or Polycarp, or Clement of Alexandria. It’s from less than 20 years after Paul’s letters to the churches – about 80 AD. It’s called the Didache, (deedakay) and the early Church held it […]

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In which Clement of Alexandria writes inspiring but not INSPIRED words

August 19, 2012

source And now some of my favorite Clement of Alexandria quotes… echoes from the second century…from the ancient church. This is part 4 of the series on the best quotes from the Apostolic Fathers which began here. ♥✞ღ As a friend is not made by a single gift, the one who endures to the end […]

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In which is Clement of Alexandria, and real or borrowed faith

August 15, 2012

The words of the Apostolic Church Fathers are like footprints from the early church. source We know the biblical church from the NT letters… but what about that next generation in the 100’s AD? We all have to learn our own faith lessons… obtain our own wisdom… foster our own relationship with God. I remember […]

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In which is Polycarp (quotes from the Apostolic Fathers pt2)

August 7, 2012

source Around 100ish AD, the church at Philippi wrote their bishop, asking for instruction and encouragement. Their bishop wrote them a series of heartfelt letters. There was something about that church at Philippi. Their life was incredibly hard. Their faith was unshakably strong. They were the apostle Paul’s favorite church. If you’d like to know […]

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In which are the best quotes from the Apostolic Fathers

August 5, 2012

The men we call the Apostolic Fathers… because they sat at the feet… of the apostles, who sat at the feet… of Our Lord and God, Jesus, the Savior. I’m nearing the end of my series about Sharing the Gospel in a bar, which began here. But I recorded that conversation on my regular laptop. […]

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