Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles — John Shaqi
Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
Religion
Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
Church polity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Didache; Worship -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
P. 14, 1.136—“And concerning food, what thou art able,
bear”] Nothing is unclean of itself, as Paul says in Rom xiv.14.
And again in 1 Tim. iv.4, “For every creature of God is good,
and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with
thanksgiving.”
Κεφ. ζ΄. — CHAP. VII.
P. 14, 1.139—“Now, concerning baptism . . . in running
water”] ἐν ὕδατι ζῶντι, literally “in living water,” water
in motion, either as in a fountain, or as a stream. A picture
in the Catacomb of St. Callixtus, dating from about the year
200 a.d., represents a youth standing ankle-deep in water,
and receiving baptism by the pouring of water upon his head.
[See Northcote and Brownlow’s “Roma Sotteranea,” Part II.,
Plate XV.] The passage before us apparently recommends just
this mode of performing the rite. If this should be impracticable,
then fresh cold water might be similarly used [in a font]. If cold
water could not be had, warm water would answer. If neither
cold nor warm water is sufficient quantity (ankle-deep) could
be had, then pouring only (the feet resting on the floor or
ground) would suffice. This last is now the Syrian mode of
baptism, and probably always has been. This fact, ascertained
by the Crusaders (in the third Crusade, 1189-92), and made
known through them in Europe, would help to account for
Aquinas’s definition of baptism, so different from that of
Peter Lombard about a century before. Lombard’s definition
requires immersion; Aquinas’s definition permits either
immersion, pouring, or sprinkling. The Seventh Book of the
Apostolic Constitutions, at this point (Section xxii.), says
nothing about the mode, but prescribes anointing with oil,
both before and after baptism. Fasting is enjoined in
both documents.
Κεφ. η΄. — CHAP. VIII.
P. 14, 1.154—“παρασκευήν”] Cf. John xix. 14.
Wednesday and Friday are named as days of fasting, instead
of Monday and Thursday, as observed by “the hypocrites.”
The Lord’s Prayer ends with Doxology, as in Matthew,
instead of its being omitted as in Luke.
Κεφ. θ΄. – CHAP. IX., — Κεφ. ι΄. – CHAP. X.
These two chapters contain a brief eucharistic liturgy.
Κεφ. ια΄. — CHAP. XI.
Apostles and Prophets are described as mere evangelists, or
itinerant preachers, who were not expected to remain in one
place more than a single day.
P. 20, 1:218—εἰ μή has been inserted in the translation before
ἡμέραν. So Harnack, Theol. Lit. Zeit., Feb. 9, 1884.
Ct. p. 22, I.246.
Κεφ. ιβ΄. — CHAP. XII.
P. 22, 1.244—“Ye shall have understanding right and left”]
That is, a complete understanding. See 2 Cor. vi.7.
Κεφ. ιγ΄. — CHAP. XIII.
Prophets and teachers are here spoken of as resident
ministers, entitled to maintenance. They were to have
the first-fruits of everything. Σιτία, in Classic Greek,
is the plural of σιτίον, meaning “food” in general.
Here, as in the Byzantine Greek, it is a singular noun,
and means “batch,” or “baking of bread.”
Κεφ. ιδ΄. — CHAP. XIV.
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