How many Catholic's and Protestants have read the Didache?

Question

Iam a Catholic Christian myself and I read this many years ago and was re-reading it today. Just curious

http://home.inreach.com/bstanley/didache.htm

Answer 1

I have read it, several times. It astounds me how close we as Catholics are to this ancient teaching of the Church.

How any Protestant can read it and complain about the Mass is beyond me!

Answer 2

i encourage to variety. in case you talk of "custom based on the primitive church", then it begs to ask the question: shouldn't there have been greater epistles and/or gospels written via the rather witnesses themselves --i.e., the Apostles James, the Righteous; Peter; Thomas; Philip; and so on.-- particularly than in maximum cases Paul's letters that are singlehandedly coated contained in the Bible as all of us comprehend it now? Why is that so? And purely precisely whilst did the Marian devotion come to the fore if no longer after the 10th century purely? replaced into that component to custom via the primitive church too? yet it has taken an important, if no longer, even a fundamental place between the laity on the instant who say the rosary plenty in maximum circumstances. and that's a significant component to the church's traditions that the protestations began 5 centuries in the past... the recent discovery of the ineffective Sea Scrolls has extra much greater controversy, albeit quelled from public scrutiny, as to three of its contents that contradict with scriptural texts chanced on contained in the Bible. Curious minds would desire to comprehend... Peace be with you.

Answer 3

I'm Orthodox (we call ourselves the Catholic Church in our theology, so I'm going to bite). Yes, I have the new edition from the Loeb Classical Library. Eerdman does a wonderful job translating it.

The book shows a wonderful continuity through the ages. I often wonder, though. It appears to give hints that there were two types of Eucharists: one a fellowship meal, the other the Eucharist proper (early terminology wasn't settled). Of course, it could also be a combination of more than one document, and the two descriptions the descriptions of two different authors.

That's just a puzzle for me in it. I'd still reccomend it. It shows continuity on the rote recital of the Lord's Prayer, and it shows that the Monday-Friday fast goes back to the earliest times.

Answer 4

Here's one Catholic who has.

The Didache shows how consistent the Catholic Church has been, on all the important things, from the very beginning.

Your link indicates that you read the Didache on Bob Stanley's great website "The Catholic Treasure Chest".

Good for you!

Now, send for my free Catholic Resource CD, and you'll be all set.

Answer 5

I'm a Catholic and have read it several times. I find it very valuable as a historical document, but do not consider it as canon (inspired). In my opinion it proves that the church from its earliest period was pretty solidly Catholic.

Answer 6

I've read it. It was never accepted as a part of the canon, but it has always been a great piece of Christian literature. It is also a good source of Christian teaching against abortion.

Answer 7

Is it a Catholic book of sorts? I've never heard of it

Answer 8

i am catholic but have not had the chance to read it yet, now that i have the link i look forward to reading it, thank you.

Answer 9

I've read it. I have it is pfd format along with several dozen other Church documents and saints writings.

Answer 10

I don't think I did.