The document known as the Letter of Aristeas purports to be a contemporary record, by a Greek holding a high position at the court of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285- 247 B.C.), of the translation of the Hebrew Pentateuch into Greek, undertaken at the instance of the royal librarian, Demetrius of Phalerum. The familiar name “the Septuagint,”…
The Didache, or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, was one of the earliest of the non-canonical writings of the early church, most scholars dating its composition to the first century. In this book James Heron examines The Didache and the light it sheds on the practices of the early church. My thanks to Book…
Origen of Alexandria [c.185 – c.254] Tyndale House has kindly supplied me with scans of the Origenis Hexaplorum [Oxford, 1875] in 2 volumes. This is still listed in reference works as the most complete collection of fragments of the Origen’s Hexapla every printed. To make the most of this important resource I have created a…
Thomas O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham has asked me to mention his new book on the Didache: Thomas O’Loughlin, The Didache: A Window on the Earliest Christians. London: SPCK, 2010. Pbk. ISBN-13: 978-0281059539. pp.256. Professor O’Loughlin attached a voucher for SPCK online that would give a 20% discount, but Amazon.co.uk…
