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𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐕.𝟐: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐄 — 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 • 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 • 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐢 In our examination of Irenaeus, we established that the language of ἀδελφοί (adelphoi), “brethren,” belongs to the vocabulary of familial relationship. Clement gives us another form…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐕.𝟏: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐄 — 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 Clement’s description of the Christian community is strikingly expansive. In this passage, he speaks of all being humble-minded, God’s commandments being written upon their hearts, the Holy Sp…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES V: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — CLEMENT OF ROME Clement • Rome • Apostolic Age INTRODUCTION Having examined the Didache, we now turn to Clement of Rome, one of the earliest Christian writers outside the New Testament. His letter, commonly called 1 Clement, w…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV.5: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — DIDACHE Assembly • Called Out • Church Before closing our examination of the Didache, we should pause over one of its most important words: “Church.” A word that has been chopped and screwed by modern institutional tradition…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV.4: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — DIDACHE Brother • Kinship • Adelphos The Didache gives us another small phrase that becomes much more significant when read within the language of Scripture. In its instructions concerning generosity, the writer does not mer…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV.3: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — DIDACHE The Name • The Heart • The Covenant The prayer in Didache 10.2 gives us another phrase worth slowing down over. The writer does not simply thank God for teaching them. He says that God’s holy name has been caus…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV.2: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — DIDACHE Holiness • The Children • The Dogs The final statement of the Didache’s Eucharistic instruction introduces another expression that deserves to be read through the language of Christ Himself. The Didache does not mere…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV.1: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — DIDACHE The Vineyard • Scattered • Gathered The Eucharistic prayer of the Didache in chapter 9 opens with a phrase that deserves to be read within its full scriptural context: “the holy vine of David.” This is not simply poe…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES IV: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — THE DIDACHE INTRODUCTION The Didache is among the earliest surviving Christian writings outside the New Testament, preserving instructions concerning baptism, fasting, prayer, the Eucharist, traveling prophets, church order, …

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 The coming weeks, I’m going further back to the earliest surviving Christian writings, examining how these writers understood Israel, race, the nations, the Church, and the promises of God. Series IV–VII • Didache, c. AD 60–120 • 1 & 2 Clement, c…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 PRIMARY SOURCES — SERIES I–III The purpose of this channel is not merely to present quotations, but to encourage the discovery of the surviving texts themselves. Below are the primary works used throughout Series I–III, including the original-language texts where …

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES III.10: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — HIPPOLYTUS Israel • Gentiles • One Flock In III.4, Hippolytus described the nations as descended peoples formed “according to race.” In III.8, he spoke of “various nations” being gathered into one body. In III.9, he showed…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES III.9: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — HIPPOLYTUS Covenant • Foreign Lands • Captivity After describing “various nations” being gathered into one body, Hippolytus continues to interpret Daniel through the inherited identity of Israel. Captivity does not erase t…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES III.8: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — HIPPOLYTUS Nations • Blood • One Body Having examined Hippolytus’ language of race, seed, tribe, and fleshly descent, we now encounter language which at first appears considerably broader. While interpreting the many-colore…

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES III.7: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — HIPPOLYTUS Race • Seed • Tribe Unlike portions of the Apostolic Tradition, Hippolytus’ Commentary on Daniel is substantially preserved in its original Greek. We are therefore able to examine his surviving Greek terminology …

𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌Ō𝐍𝐈𝐔𝐌 — 𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄-𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 SERIES III.6: THE LANGUAGE OF LINEAGE — HIPPOLYTUS Savior • Pure Race • By Flesh After tracing γένος through Judah, Abraham, Isaac, Noah, the nations. Hippolytus turns directly to the unadulterated genealogy of Christ. …being of the priestly race, from the tribe…