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#REDIRECT {{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Didache |subtopics = [[Text:Didache|An English translation of the Didache]] * Koine Greek: [[Διδαχη]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}} The Didache is the common name of a brief early [[Christian]] treatise (dated by most scholars to the late first/early second century). The title Didache (pronounced /ˈdɪdəkiː/) is from the [[Koine Greek]] word meaning "teaching" ([[Διδαχη]]) and its full name is “The Didache of the Twelve Apostles”. It had been written and widely disseminated by about [[100 A.D.]], and became increasingly important in the second and third centuries. It is an anonymous work not belonging to any single individual, and a pastoral manual "that reveals more about how [[Jewish|Judaism]]-[[Christians]] saw themselves and how they adapted their [[Judaism]] for [[Gentile]]s." The text (which can be read here[[: Text:Didache]]) has three main sections dealing with Christian lessons, rituals such as [[baptism]] and [[eucharist]], and [[church]] organization. It was considered by some of the [[Church Fathers]] as part of the [[New Testament]] but rejected as [[non-canonical]] by others and so was not accepted into the [[New Testament]] canon with the exception of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church]] "broader canon" which includes the Didascalia which is based on the Didache. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] has accepted it as part of the collection of [[Apostolic Fathers]]. {{stub}} ==Quotes== ==Links== {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Christian literature, art, music and media]] -> [[Christian literature]] -> [[Ancient Texts Index]]
Moved the section about the didache from it's text page into an information article on it. Added a link to the English translation of text.
