{"product_id":"the-two-ways-the-early-christian-vision-of-discipleship-from-the-didache-and-the-shepherd-of-hermas-9780874867398","title":"The Two Ways: The Early Christian Vision of Discipleship from the Didache and the Shepherd of Hermas","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow did earliest Christians receive and understand the teaching of Jesus and the apostles?\u003c\/b\u003e These writings, among the earliest used in training new disciples, show a clear, vibrant, practical faith concerned with all aspects of discipleship in daily life-vocation, morality, family life, social justice, the sacraments, prophecy, citizenship, and leadership. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the most part, \u003c\/b\u003e these writings have remained buried in academia, analyzed by scholars but seldom used for building up the church community. Now, at a time when Christians of every persuasion are seeking clarity by returning to the roots of their faith, these simple, direct teachings shed light on what it means to be a follower of Christ in any time or place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Didache, \u003c\/i\u003e an anonymous work\u003c\/b\u003e composed in the late first century AD, was lost for centuries before being rediscovered in 1873. \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e was written by a former slave named Hermas in the second century AD or possibly even earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, Rowan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRowan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. A theologian and poet, he is master of Magdalen College in Cambridge and chancellor of the University of South Wales.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolmes, Michael W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e is the former chair of the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies at Bethel University and the author of several books.","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461474062610,"sku":"9780874867398","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39cf5f20-c44c-4a68-b952-26f3a9f1e711.jpg?v=1730068337","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-two-ways-the-early-christian-vision-of-discipleship-from-the-didache-and-the-shepherd-of-hermas-9780874867398","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}