Randall, thank you very much for generously providing these terrific files. They will be a great help to anyone wanting to study the Didache. David McKay ...
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Randall Buth
ybitan7
Apr 20, 2007 11:02 am
I didn't receive a notification of the MP3 file, but i think I successfully uploaded that, too. On 20 Apr 2007 10:47:39 -0000, apostolicfathers@yahoogroups.com...
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apostolicfathers@yaho...
Apr 20, 2007 11:13 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the apostolicfathers group. File :...
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Gontroppo
Apr 20, 2007 11:24 am
... successfully ... Yes I have already downloaded it, though I got an error message on the first attempt. It is very interesting to listen to. I am not used...
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Randall Buth
ybitan7
Apr 20, 2007 11:40 am
Δαυειδ χαίρειν They are the same files. In trying the first email I learned that emails don't work. So I uploaded to the Yahoo site. the only file...
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Randall Buth
ybitan7
Apr 20, 2007 1:01 pm
At the moment there are only several hundred who use it, though I would expect that to jump when our full materials are ready in Sept. I would recommend...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
Apr 20, 2007 1:02 pm
You may call it a "goof off" day if you like, but the day without an assigned reading was supposed to be Sunday (though it seems that it didn't alway show that...
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David McKay
Gontroppo
Apr 20, 2007 1:45 pm
Hi George. I wasn't intending to be offensive. Just showing my ignorance, as usual. I didn't know that about Lent. David McKay ... ...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
Apr 20, 2007 1:57 pm
I wasn't a bit offended. I just thought you might like to know. george gfsomsel Therefore, O faithful Christian, search for truth, hear truth, learn truth,...
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ericchristonomy
Apr 20, 2007 7:44 pm
Chapter a day is fine with me....
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Gontroppo
Apr 22, 2007 4:41 am
I hope you are enjoying using the resources which Randall Buth has kindly provided for us to use temporarily, during the life of this group. I would like to...
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noeljfitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 3, 2007 8:56 pm
I have just signed up as a new member. I am pleased so many are interested in the Apostolic Fathers. I am also pleased to see that so many friends, that I...
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David McKay
Gontroppo
May 3, 2007 9:25 pm
Hi Noel Welcome to the group. Although I'm the moderator, I'm very much a learner. From reading the Didache, it seems to me that it shows evidence of being...
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noeljfitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 4, 2007 9:56 pm
Dear David Congratulations on the birth of your new grandchild, Hamish William. There is also the possibility that the author of Matthew used the Didache as a...
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noeljfitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 5, 2007 4:46 pm
Are we restricted to the Didache or can we discuss any issue re AFs of interest to us? Regards, Noel....
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Gontroppo
May 7, 2007 3:36 am
Hi Noel. Interested to hear your thoughts on anything to do with the Apostolic Fathers. I have been busy myself, and have just got back from visiting my ...
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Noel Fitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 7, 2007 6:02 pm
I often wonder why more people are not interested in the AFs. In the very early Church there was great interest in some of the writings now considered among...
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Noel Fitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 18, 2007 9:06 pm
Hi Is there anyone there? Is anyone interested in the Apostolic Fathers? NoelFitz....
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Chris Weimer
cweb255
May 18, 2007 9:16 pm
Some of us are only tangentially interested in the AF's. I don't base my beliefs on them, but my interest depends on which father we're discussing. Chris...
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Gontroppo
May 20, 2007 9:47 am
Hi Christopher Which Fathers are you most interested in? I thin kthe Didache is interesting, because of its apparent proximity to the NT writings, and also...
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Randall Buth
ybitan7
May 20, 2007 1:21 pm
The first three of four chapters of 1 Clement will probably slow down anyone coming from NT since Clement tries to wax elegant, but then he settles down. Any...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
May 20, 2007 1:37 pm
Sorry, I've been too busy to get to it. Hopefully I'll be able to look at it soon. george gfsomsel Therefore, O faithful Christian, search for truth, hear...
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Chris Weimer
cweb255
May 20, 2007 3:01 pm
Yes, Didache is great, but I daresay I don't really consider it "a father". Origen is always good for me. Chris...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
May 20, 2007 4:56 pm
The problem with Origen is that many of his works (most ? ) exist only in Latin translations. george gfsomsel Therefore, O faithful Christian, search for...
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Noel Fitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 20, 2007 9:07 pm
Hi David Dating the AFs is a problem. Currently I am interested in 1 Clem. It may have been written in 96 CE, and hence may be older than some of the NT texts....
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Noel Fitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 20, 2007 9:12 pm
Hi George Good to hear from you here. I am amazed at how many discussions you contribute to. [But I still like Enhanced Strong's - No, this is not a beer] ...
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Noel Fitzpatrick
noeljfitzpat...
May 20, 2007 9:18 pm
Hi Chris I seem to hold the reverse idea. I consider that the Didache is among that odd collection of early proto-orthodox texts known as the Apostolic...
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Chris Weimer
cweb255
May 20, 2007 11:49 pm
Hello everyone, Two notes. About Origen v. Didache - I guess it's what you define it as. Literally, yes, Origen is not an apostle. But was the Didache written...
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Pastor Shawn Ragan
shawnandtori
May 21, 2007 12:04 am
Sorry if this is a repeat.my email is giving me problems. I enjoy reading the Didache and all of the early church fathers.there is much to learn from these men...
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Randall Buth
ybitan7
May 21, 2007 7:48 am
You've just inadvertently expressed a problem at the core of western classicism. Western Europe has a 500+ year academic tradition of being communicatively...