Nancy Pardee

The Didache

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Wilhite’s introduction is thoughtfully balanced—elucidating the beliefs, practices, and authoritative texts of the Didachean community as seen synchronically through the window of the Jerusalem manuscript, while still acknowledging the questions concerning, and engaging the critical scholarship on, the ‘journey’ of the text and the communities along the way. Most refreshingly, he is not afraid to think outside the box, and I found myself forced to reconsider points I thought long settled.”

The Didache Discoveries

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Alan Garrow has a gift for seeing connections previously undetected and for envisioning how 'puzzle pieces' might fit together to form a new picture despite some pieces being lost. His reconstruction of the Original Didache, his case for identifying it as the Apostolic Decree, and his investigation into its traces and further development in the New Testament are intriguing and will certainly require us to reexamine our positions on this important text.”