Torah for Gentiles? : What the Jewish Authors of the Didache had to say av Daniel Nessim

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<!--StartFragment--><p><span>Dating from thefirst century, the Didache offers a unique window into early JewishChristianity. Its Jewish-Christian author seeks to mediate the Torah for thetext''s gentile recipients, steering diplomatically between the Scylla andCharybdis of the Law-observing church in Jerusalem and Paul''s more openteaching. The Didache is thus very clear that gentile believers do not need toconvert to Judaism, but at the same time its author argues that the Torah -particularly the second table of the Decalogue - is universal. The Deuteronomicparadigm of the ''Way of Life'' against the ''Way of Death'' applies to all.<o></o:p></span></p><p><span style=''m