Letter of Barnabas (ok.130) The Letter of Barnabas is a short apologetic and catechetical treatise in the form of a letter by an anonymous author, probably of Jewish origin, written in the Syrian-Palestinian environment. Clement of Alexandria and Origen attributed the authorship to Saint Paul’s companion – Barnabas. Eusebius and Jerome classified it as apocryphal….
Shepherd of Hermas (1st half of 2nd century) The Shepherd (POIMEN) is a writing modeled on the Jewish apocalypses. Probably written in Rome between 130 and 150. The author of the Shepherd, whose name appears many times in the first part of the work – according to the Canon of Muratori – the brother of…
Didache The Didache is a collection of: – moral precepts – prayers – liturgical regulations – organizational regulations of the first Christian communities The name Didache (from Greek – learning, teaching) is the first word of the title of the work, which reads in full: Didache tu Kyriu dia ton dodeka apostolon tois ethnesis –…