{"product_id":"9781540970138-the-didache-discoveries","title":"The Didache Discoveries","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecovering the Apostolic Decree and the Missing Epistle of John\u003cbr\u003eThis bold exploration of the Didache's influence on the New Testament delves into two texts that have been discovered beneath its surface--the Complete Apostolic Decree and the Missing Epistle of John--offering new answers to questions that have plagued biblical scholars for decades.\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking study digs beneath the surface of one of early Christianity's most enigmatic documents, the Didache, and finds there two texts hidden side by side for nearly two millennia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first, compiled by James the brother of Jesus and the twelve apostles in 48 CE, is the Apostolic Decree. This document, partially described in Acts 15, was treated as foundational Christian Scripture by the writers of the New Testament. In that role it provides the starting point for interactions across Paul's letters, the Synoptic Gospels, and the Johannine literature--enabling solutions to previously unanswerable questions about Paul's theology, the infamous synoptic problem, and the origins of Johannine theological creativity. Crucial to the story of the latter is the discovery of the Didache's second hidden document: the Missing Epistle of John.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThis text, referenced in 3 John 9, reworks the sometimes eccentric instructions of the Apostolic Decree and makes them more generally applicable--a move that provides an insight into the ways the writers of the New Testament handled their own sacred text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Didache Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e promises to have an impact on every major aspect of the study of the New Testament and early Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58399909446006,"sku":"9781540970138","price":21.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41577780.jpg?v=1785939305","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781540970138-the-didache-discoveries","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}