{"product_id":"loa-apostolic-tradition","title":"Apostolic Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a community ask of those who want to belong—and how does it turn belief into daily practice?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApostolic Tradition is an early Christian handbook for choosing leaders, welcoming members, sharing the Eucharist and praying through the day. Traditionally linked to Hippolytus of Rome, its authorship remains disputed. The text presents its rules as customs handed down from the apostles, intended to keep the community from error.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, worship takes shape through concrete instructions rather than a story or a doctrinal argument. The whole people choose a bishop. Teachers question newcomers. Candidates prepare for baptism, which takes place at cockcrow. From ordination to the great prayer of thanksgiving, the text explores how sacred order binds a community together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaders chosen together\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the ordination rites and the people's part in choosing a bishop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe prayer of thanksgiving\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow the dialogue between bishop and people that opens the Eucharistic prayer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe demands of belonging\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover the questions, moral preparations and commitments that shape a newcomer's path toward baptism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaptism at daybreak\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter instructions for baptism at cockcrow, with flowing water preferred and children baptised first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA tradition under question\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider a handbook whose disputed authorship sits beside its concern for preserving church customs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of church history, liturgy and early Christian life, and anyone curious about worship before the age of great basilicas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and explore the prayers, choices and daily duties of an early Christian community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111232541020,"sku":"LOA-169-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111232573788,"sku":"LOA-169-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113792213340,"sku":"LOA-169-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58113792246108,"sku":"LOA-169-HC","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/169.jpg?v=1781945075","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/loa-apostolic-tradition","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}