The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles: A Different Faith - A Different Salvation - Softcover

Lumpkin, Joseph B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936533251 ISBN 13: 9781936533251

Publisher: Fifth Estate, Incorporated, 2012

Synopsis

Containing the Didache in English and Greek, The "Q" (Source) Document, and the Book of James. What form did Christianity take in the first thirty years? Before the Jewish Christians were slaughtered by Rome and before the emergence of the Pauline sect, while the faith was still under the guiding hand of James, the brother of Jesus, what did the pure and unaltered church look like? By examining the Didache, the "Q" document, and the book of James we will look back into the first years of the faith. The difference between the beliefs of the apostles and modern Christianity will astonish you. The Didache is a manual written by the early Christians, a break away sect of Judaism, instructing converts on how to be Christians and how to conduct themselves in daily life. It is a magnificent view of the beliefs and rituals of the earliest form of Christianity as propagated by those who knew Jesus best; his brother and the original apostles. By the time of the Roman massacre of the Jews (66 C.E. - 70 C.E.) there were three major division in early Christianity: the original Jewish Christians, the gnostic Christians, and the quickly growing Pauline sect that was breaking away from its more formal Jewish roots. There was a one in three chance of the Pauline sect becoming the template of the Christianity of today. Had the war between the Romans and Jews not happened or had Paul failed to convert enough gentiles to his sect to outnumber those who followed James we could have a Messianic-Jewish based Christianity today. Our canon and our worship would be different, but because it would have been accepted, orthodox, and traditional, Christians would follow it as they follow the Pauline sect now. It is only by chance, or by the hand of god that the Didache is not the main document of catechism in the church today.

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About the Author:

Joseph Lumpkin has a long and varied background in research and writing. Over years of study and research he has written over 25 books on the subjects of theology, religion, church history, and the Lost Books of the Bible. Dr. Lumpkin has worked in research and development within the U.S. Department of Defense on major projects including Hypersonic Missile Technology and Super Computer clustering. In addition to his background in science, computers, and research, Joseph has a Doctorate in Ministry and has acted as chaplain to several youth and family outreach programs. He is the CEO of Fifth Estate Publishing (www.fifthestatepub.com), with a catalog of over one-hundred books including, The Lost Books of the Bible, The Book of Jubilees, Fallen Angels, and The Encyclopedia of Lost and Rejected Scriptures. See our Blog at http://josephlumpkin.blogspot.com/ We now have an Android app at http://market.android.com/details?id=com.appsbar.ReligiousBooks88002 Dr. Lumpkin has appeared on Radio, Television, and Internet shows as a guest speaker on subjects of Fallen Angels, Church History, Religion, Theology, The Sacred Feminine, and the Axial Age. Shows include L.A. Talk Radio, Rainmaking Time, Cryptic Knowledge, and Threshing Floor Radio. Access shows, videos, audios, and podcasts via http://www.fifthestatepub.com. Joseph's hobby and passion is Martial arts, which he says, "keeps him centered and peaceful." Joseph Lumpkin has practiced his art over 40 years. He uses the art as a community youth outreach program. He is an instructor in the art of Shinsei Hapkido and still teaches students throughout the U.S.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fifth Estate, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1936533251
• ISBN 13: 9781936533251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156