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The Didache

Presents practical catechesis on Christian morals, baptism, fasting, prayer, Eucharistic practice, and local church leadership.

Anonymous early church manualc. AD 1001st century

Overview

Category
Apostolic Fathers
Genre
Treatise
Tradition
Cross-Tradition
Region
Mediterranean
Original language
Greek
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

The Didache circulated in Mediterranean and is received through Greek manuscript and translation traditions associated with Anonymous early church manual.

Themes

EcclesiologyDiscipleshipChurch OrderChristologySacramental Theology

Controversies

  • Christological debates
  • Sacramental discipline disagreements

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

    web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-02-28

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The Didache

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