The Didache by Joseph B Lumpkin
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.Joseph Lumpkin has a vast and diverse research and writing history. He worked in the United States in the field of research and development. For many years, I worked for the Department of Defense. Hypersonic Missile Technology and Computer Clustering for Supercomputers were two major initiatives. Joseph possesses a Doctorate of Ministry and has served as chaplain for various outreach initiatives, in addition to his experience in science, technology, and research.
He has written for a variety of publications and has written over two dozen books on theology, religion, Christian history, and philosophy. Dr. Lumpkin has appeared as a guest speaker on topics such as Fallen Angels, Church History, Religion, Theology, The Sacred Feminine, and the Axial Age on radio, television, and the internet. L.A. Confidential, for example, is one of the shows. Rainmaking Time, Cryptic Wisdom, and Threshing Floor Radio are all talk radio stations.
Shows can be found at http://www.fifthestatepub.co.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781936533251 |
| ISBN 10 | 1936533251 |
| Title | The Didache |
| Author | Joseph B Lumpkin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fifth Estate, Inc |
| Year published | 2012-04-21 |
| Number of pages | 158 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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