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The Didache: References to the Torah, and Writings against Hippocracity by a Hippocrite

Published on: Author: tarik@uoregon.edu

The Didache is a text which could seemingly be a moral handbook for the practicing Christian. This text which details two paths which a person could lead is about everyday choices and how a person, presumingly a Christian, would interact with other people. This includes non-Christians and Christian slaves. Many of these codes for moral… Continue reading

Regulations of Christianity

Published on: Author: snejedly@uoregon.edu 126 Comments

According to Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and many other apologists, there are many different requirements to becoming a part of the Christian community. Church leaders were forced to set up these specific rules and behavior rules during church services because they needed to be legitimate in order to receive respect from society. Christians used many ideas… Continue reading