Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- QUOTATIONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT CONTAINED IN THE DIDASCALIA
- LIST OF QUOTATIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINED IN THE DIDASCALIA, CLASSIFIED
- TRANSLATION
- CHAPTER I About the simple and natural Law
- CHAPTER II That every man should please his Wife alone, etc.
- CHAPTER III The Doctrine about Women, that they please and honour their Husbands only
- CHAPTER IV What sort of man ought to be chosen for the Bishopric
- CHAPTER V Doctrine and caution for the Bishop
- CHAPTER VI Also teaches the Bishop, that he judge him that sins, as God, &c.
- CHAPTER VII A broad doctrine about the Bishop himself, &c.
- CHAPTER VIII Teaches the same Bishop that he be not luxurious, &c.
- CHAPTER IX Exhortation to the people that they bring heave offerings of prayers and confessions to God, and that they honour the Bishop as God, &c.
- CHAPTER X Admonition about false Brethren, &c.
- CHAPTER XI Again, exhortation to Bishops and Deacons, that they govern justly, &c.
- CHAPTER XII Commands Bishops to be quiet and humble, &c. The Order of the House of God, &c.
- CHAPTER XIII That no Christian should neglect the assembly of the Church, &c.
- CHAPTER XIV About Widows
- CHAPTER XV How it befits Widows to conduct themselves
- CHAPTER XVI Of the appointment of Deacons and Deaconesses
- CHAPTER XVII It is right that the Bishop should take care of orphans, &c.
- CHAPTER XVIII Exhortation to Bishops, concerning gifts
- CHAPTER XIX Exhortation to Bishops to take care of those who are persecuted
- CHAPTER XX About the Resurrection of the Dead
- CHAPTER XXI Exhorting every Christian to keep himself from all evil and frivolous conversation, &c.
- CHAPTER XXII Commandment about children
- CHAPTER XXIII About heresies and schisms
- CHAPTER XXIV That God hath left the Synagogue of the Nation, and hath come to the Church of the Gentiles; and that Satan also hath removed from the Jews, and hath come against the Church
- CHAPTER XXV Teaches that the Apostles settled the disputations in the Church, &c.
- CHAPTER XXVI Showeth that from the first the Apostles turned to the Churches of the Gentiles, &c.
- APPENDIX
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- QUOTATIONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT CONTAINED IN THE DIDASCALIA
- LIST OF QUOTATIONS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTAINED IN THE DIDASCALIA, CLASSIFIED
- TRANSLATION
- CHAPTER I About the simple and natural Law
- CHAPTER II That every man should please his Wife alone, etc.
- CHAPTER III The Doctrine about Women, that they please and honour their Husbands only
- CHAPTER IV What sort of man ought to be chosen for the Bishopric
- CHAPTER V Doctrine and caution for the Bishop
- CHAPTER VI Also teaches the Bishop, that he judge him that sins, as God, &c.
- CHAPTER VII A broad doctrine about the Bishop himself, &c.
- CHAPTER VIII Teaches the same Bishop that he be not luxurious, &c.
- CHAPTER IX Exhortation to the people that they bring heave offerings of prayers and confessions to God, and that they honour the Bishop as God, &c.
- CHAPTER X Admonition about false Brethren, &c.
- CHAPTER XI Again, exhortation to Bishops and Deacons, that they govern justly, &c.
- CHAPTER XII Commands Bishops to be quiet and humble, &c. The Order of the House of God, &c.
- CHAPTER XIII That no Christian should neglect the assembly of the Church, &c.
- CHAPTER XIV About Widows
- CHAPTER XV How it befits Widows to conduct themselves
- CHAPTER XVI Of the appointment of Deacons and Deaconesses
- CHAPTER XVII It is right that the Bishop should take care of orphans, &c.
- CHAPTER XVIII Exhortation to Bishops, concerning gifts
- CHAPTER XIX Exhortation to Bishops to take care of those who are persecuted
- CHAPTER XX About the Resurrection of the Dead
- CHAPTER XXI Exhorting every Christian to keep himself from all evil and frivolous conversation, &c.
- CHAPTER XXII Commandment about children
- CHAPTER XXIII About heresies and schisms
- CHAPTER XXIV That God hath left the Synagogue of the Nation, and hath come to the Church of the Gentiles; and that Satan also hath removed from the Jews, and hath come against the Church
- CHAPTER XXV Teaches that the Apostles settled the disputations in the Church, &c.
- CHAPTER XXVI Showeth that from the first the Apostles turned to the Churches of the Gentiles, &c.
- APPENDIX
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- The Didascalia Apostolorum in English , pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1903