Knowledge and the Coming Kingdom: The Didache's Meal Ritual and its Place in Early Christianity (Library Of New Testament Studies)

Front Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Bibliographical Abbreviations......Page 10
Abbreviations of Ancient Sources......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
1. RITUAL AND HISTORY OF AN IDIOSYNCRATIC TRADITION......Page 16
Accounting for the Didache......Page 19
Ritual and History: A Marriage Proposal......Page 27
PART I: DIDACHE 9–10 AS RITUAL......Page 32
2. THE LAST SUPPER TRADITION......Page 34
The Oral Tradition......Page 35
The Structure of the Oral Tradition......Page 38
The Mythical Location of the Supper Tradition......Page 48
Matthew......Page 51
Luke......Page 52
Ignatius of Antioch......Page 61
John 6......Page 63
Justin......Page 65
Ritual Sensibilities of the Tradition......Page 69
The Structure of the Prayers......Page 74
The Concluding Eschatological Exclamations......Page 87
The Logic of the Fixed Elements......Page 93
The \'Servant\' as Revealer......Page 98
The Logic of the Variable Elements......Page 103
The Role of the Prophets......Page 107
Unknowns......Page 109
4. THE DIDACHE’S MEAL RITUAL AND THE LAST SUPPER TRADITION......Page 113
Two Ritual Paths......Page 114
Prayer Conventions in Paul......Page 119
Common Territory......Page 122
Conclusions......Page 125
PART II: THE DIDACHE’S MEAL RITUAL IN HISTORY......Page 126
5. THE ORIGINAL MILIEU OF DIDACHE 9–10......Page 128
Preliminary: Traditional Jewish Elements in Didache 9- 10......Page 129
lnstructions in the Didache......Page 136
The \'Synoptic Sayings Source\' (Q)......Page 141
The Gospel of Thomas......Page 147
John: Affinity and Distance......Page 152
Conclusions......Page 160
6. RITUAL DYNAMICS IN THE DIDACHE’S TRADITIONS......Page 163
The Meal  Ritual and the Didache\'s  Redaction  History......Page 164
Stage One: Fasting, Baptism, Prayer and Meall......Page 166
Stage Two: Concessions and  Clarifications......Page 177
Stage Three: The Confession of Sins......Page 180
Stage Four: The Coptic Recension and the Stinoufi Prayer......Page 184
The Ritual Process in a Developing Community......Page 189
\'Liturgical Compromises\'......Page 198
The Case of Luke-Acts......Page 201
The  Pais and the  Doxology......Page 205
Findings......Page 215
Eucharistic Assemblies in Revelation......Page 216
Prayer in Justin......Page 219
Conclusions......Page 222
Recycled Images......Page 223
An Ascetic Meal Prayer......Page 227
The Epistle of Barnabas......Page 232
The Epistle to Diognetus......Page 235
Valentinian Prayer......Page 237
Clement of Alexandria......Page 244
The Case of Strasbourg Papyrus 254......Page 249
Conclusions......Page 252
Ritual Rivalries......Page 254
Apostolic Constitutions 7.25-6......Page 258
Conclusions......Page 262
WORKS CITED......Page 266
INDEX......Page 284