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The DidacheTeaching of the Twelve Apostles
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The Didache

Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

The Didache — Greek for “teaching” — is almost certainly the oldest surviving Christian text outside the New Testament. Written between 50 and 120 AD, it was read alongside scripture in many early churches and was seriously considered for inclusion in the canon. Then it vanished. For fifteen centuries, Christians knew the Didache only by name, quoted in lists of disputed texts.

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01 / Historical context

Written circa 50–120 AD, possibly the earliest Christian manual in existence. Known only by name for 1,500 years. Rediscovered in Constantinople in 1873.

02 / Why it matters

The earliest Christian manual. Hidden for fifteen centuries in a monastery cupboard.

From / associated with the text
“You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not corrupt boys, you shall not fornicate, you shall not steal, you shall not practise magic.”
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