Develops an historical ecclesiology, linking an understanding of the complex development of the church in the past with an eschatological openness to the future in which God may be calling the church to new possibilities.
Most Christians believe that everything about Jesus and theearly church can be found in their New Testament. In recent years,however, the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas and the reconstruction of the Q-Gospel have led scholars to recognize that some very earlymaterials were left out. Now, due to the pioneering efforts of Dr. Aaron Milavec, the most decisive document of them all, namely, the Didache, has come to light. Milavec has decoded the Didache and enabled it to reveal its hidden secrets ...
Surveys the scholarly literature that examines the different models available in the Greco-Roman period for understanding how Paul's early Christian groups structured their communities; the models are synagogues, philosophical schools, ancient mysteries, and voluntary organizations.
