Portrait of Didache

Fathers

Didache

Church order

The Didache (fl. 1st–2nd c.), or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is a short church manual, likely from Syria. No author’s name is attached to it.

Dates
fl. 1st–2nd c.
Role
Church order
See
Syria?

It gives the two ways, instructions for baptism, fasting, the eucharist, and traveling apostles, and a closing word on the end. It is the earliest church order we have.

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