{"product_id":"loa-didascalia-apostolorum","title":"The Didascalia Apostolorum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does a church care for the poor, confront wrongdoing, and welcome back those who fail?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Didascalia Apostolorum, or Teaching of the Apostles, is a third-century handbook for Christian community life. Its unknown author speaks in the voice of the twelve apostles, offering instructions on leadership, worship, and daily conduct. Here, church life has a budget, a seating plan, quarrels, and fasts. Practical needs sit beside questions of faith and duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its centre stands the bishop, whom the text presents as father, judge, and shepherd. Around him are deacons, deaconesses, widows, orphans, and believers who need guidance or support. The book asks how leaders should exercise authority, how a community should handle money, and how repentance can lead to restoration rather than lasting exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeadership shaped by mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the bishop’s responsibilities as the text brings authority, judgment, and care together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA way back\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read instructions that make room for repentance and the restoration of those who sin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder in shared worship\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet deacons and deaconesses through practical directions for service and the community’s worship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare for vulnerable neighbours\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover how the handbook addresses support for widows, protection for orphans, and honest giving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith in daily life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the author’s guidance on moral conduct and the church’s relationship with Jewish tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of early Christian history, students of church life and leadership, and anyone curious about ancient money, discipline, and charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and explore the practical questions at the heart of this ancient Christian community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111223693660,"sku":"LOA-88-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111223726428,"sku":"LOA-88-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58111223759196,"sku":"LOA-88-PB","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58111223791964,"sku":"LOA-88-HC","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/88.jpg?v=1781944969","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/loa-didascalia-apostolorum","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}