This is a fascinating look into the early church period. Though not scripture, it is a look into how an early church service was conducted, what was expected of believers at the time, and other topics such as how a baptism should be done. I highly recommend this to any student of church history! ( )

Very short. A bit of an "instruction manual" for early followers of Pauline Christianity. Enjoyable. Probably only recommend for other geeks of old religious writings. ( )

I was unfamiliar with this. Having read it-it is basically an amalgamation of Jesus teachings from the gospels. The four translations included in this edition are (3 anyway) mostly older translations with a huge King James Version bent. ( )

Didache: the Lord’s Teaching through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations. The first time I remember hearing a reference to the Didache an adult education lecture at St. Peter’s. I think Father Martin mentioned it in passing. This is a Kindle version I downloaded some time ago and never read until Janet mentioned that one of the ministers at Trinity Presbyterian mentioned it. It is the earliest known catechism believed to have been written in the mid to late first century or the early second century. It was lost and a Greek version was rediscovered in 1873. There is nothing in here that is not in the latest catechism. ( )

Nothing provocative or life-changing. In fact, it seems the authors of the Didache simply cut and paste snippets taken from the New Testament and pasted them into this collection of customs, rules, and regulations. Perhaps this was intentionally done since most of the early church didn't have the full canon of Scripture in their possession at this time (2nd century AD). Nevertheless, I am glad I read this historical document that the early church utilized. A document that gave me a brief glimpse into how the early church operated and worshipped during a time of great persecution and upheaval. ( )