{"product_id":"the-two-ways-the-early-christian-vision-of-discipleship-from-the-didache-and-the-shepherd-of-hermas-paperback","title":"The Two Ways: The Early Christian Vision of Discipleship from the Didache and the Shepherd of Hermas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did earliest Christians receive and understand the teaching of Jesus and the apostles?\u003c\/b\u003e These writings, among the earliest used in training new disciples, show a clear, vibrant, practical faith concerned with all aspects of discipleship in daily life-vocation, morality, family life, social justice, the sacraments, prophesy, citizenship, and leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the most part, \u003c\/b\u003e these writings have remained buried in academia, analyzed by scholars but seldom used for building up the church community. Now, at a time when Christians of every persuasion are seeking clarity by returning to the roots of their faith, these simple, direct teachings shed light on what it means to be a follower of Christ in any time or place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Didache, \u003c\/i\u003e an anonymous work\u003c\/b\u003e composed in the late first century AD, was lost for centuries before being rediscovered in 1873. \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e was written by a former slave named Hermas in the second century AD or possibly even earlier.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45612678217772,"sku":"9780874867398","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-two-ways-the-early-christian-vision-of-discipleship-from-the-didache-and-the-shepherd-of-hermas-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}