The Didache in modern research
By: edited by Jonathan A. Draper.
Contributors: Draper, Jonathan A.
Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums,; 37; Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ;; Bd. 37.
Publisher: E.J. Brill; Brill Academic Pub; Brill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
Subjects: Didache.; Christian ethics -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Church -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Description: 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. Schollgen, 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-412) and indexes.