The Teaching God: Apostolic Instruction and Communal Order
Studies this text as the earliest church manual for ethical discipline
Course Instructors
To Be Announced
Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies
Details
Studies this text as the earliest church manual. Focuses on the concept of God as the source of "The Two Ways" (Life and Death) and ethical discipline. Examines the historical source of early communal practice, including baptism, prayer, and eucharist.
Course Curriculum
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What You Will Learn
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Church Manual: Study the Didache as earliest Christian handbook
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Two Ways Doctrine: Examine ethical teaching framework
FAQs
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles) is an early Christian manual dating to the late 1st century, covering ethics, rituals, and church organization.
A foundational ethical framework contrasting the Way of Life (virtues) with the Way of Death (vices), possibly derived from Jewish ethical teaching.
Instructions for baptism, Eucharist, prayer, fasting, treatment of traveling prophets, and Sunday worship gatherings.
What is in this course?
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Duration : 1 Days
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Class Start Date : 2026-02-01
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Early Church Studies : Examine primitive Christian community organization
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Liturgical History : Study origins of baptism, eucharist, and prayer practices
