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Overview
This volume makes available a collection of the most important and influential modern articles on the Didache or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, many of them appearing in English for the first time. Leading Jewish and Christian scholars in the field represented in the volume include G. Alon, J-P. Audet, E. Bammel, J. Betz, J.A. Draper, D. Flusser, A. de Halleux, E. Mazza, K. Niederwimmer, W. Rordorf, G. Schöllgen, H.R. Seeliger and C.M. Tuckett. Essays included provide a representative sample of most aspects of study of this first-century Christian writing, documenting an increasing scholarly interest in its importance for the understanding of Christian origins.
The editor provides an extensive review of scholarship on the Didache in the past fifty years, outlining its major trends and implications.
Editorials
Clayton N. Jefford
...[O]ffers a delightful blend of fresh scholarship and new translations....The collection is broad in scope and diverse in perspective. It casts its net around a rich variety of themes and concerns....The end result is a welcomed introduction for those who are unfamiliar with the text and an intriguing assortment of classics for those who are well versed in early patristic studies.— Society of Biblical Literature