I have been eye-balling “The Didache Bible” (with Commentaries Based on the Catechism) and “The Great Adventure Catholic Bible.”
Both of these would be good for study.
But, what I would really love is a solid Bible with commentary from the Early Church Fathers baked into it. I found one that tries to do this, but based on the reviews, it has flaws. The biggest flaw is the quality of actual book itself.
Some Bibles use that tissue-paper paper (I don’t like that). Other go overboard with foil edges and glossy paper (I don’t like this either). Some Bibles use fonts and spacing that is not pleasing to the eye.
“The Devine Mercy Bible” has a beautiful layout. If someone could take that design layout and add the Early Church Fathers’ Commentary, I would purchase it in a heartbeat.
That tissue paper is actually called Bible paper. It’s thin, lightweight and strong. I’m not saying you should like it, just that it’s designed to make the big, thick Good Book thinner and weigh less. When I worked at book publishers, I had the proverbial stack of Bibles so I could verify quotations used by Christian authors. I can’t say there’s a version I really like, but I mainly use the New American Bible given to me in 1998.
“Tertullian and the Didache both provide evidence of early Christian belief in the Holy Spirit, with the Didache detailing baptismal instructions and Tertullian writing extensively on the Trinity, though there is no direct, comprehensive connection or dialogue between them. The key connection is their shared early Christian context, as both documents mention the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in connection to baptism, with the Didache providing a formula and Tertullian expanding on the nature of the Spirit.” AI Overview
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No, the Catholic Church does not include the Didache in its New Testament canon, as it was not considered apostolic in origin and lacked the wide, long-standing use in public worship necessary for inclusion. However, the Church does recognize the Didache as a valuable and historically significant ancient text that offers profound insight into the beliefs and practices of the earliest Christian communities.
Peace to all,
So true, Cade_One and thanks literalman on information you gave, usefull for all. Does the Catholic Church use the Didache Bible, I know the Didache is for Apostolic instructions and very informative, i believe.
Context of his argument: Tertullian made these arguments against a heretical belief known as Monarchianism or Patripassianism. Proponents like Praxeas denied the personal distinctions within the Trinity, claiming that the Father himself suffered on the cross. Tertullian’s legal background gave him the precision to counter this, defending the orthodox teaching of a tripersonal God.
Confusing to me is the ““triplepersonal God”” not including The Mother and Calling The Holy Spirit a Person and not the Holy Family becoming again in all One Holy Spirit Family One God in being logically is, I believe.
“Though Tertullian’s terminology was refined by later theologians, his work was a decisive contribution to Trinitarian doctrine and laid the groundwork for the Nicene Creed.”
Rationally, the 1st and 3rd Forefathers of the Trinity recieved their formulations on the Trinity from the Didache, I believe. Tertullian, a Lawer from Carthage, I believe, identifies the Holy Spirit as a being or person.
What logically all miss is Jesus Christ is not a person, Jesus is Son of Man from Heaven and Son of Mary through the Immaculate Conception, I believe. Jesus in the Christ is from the New Eve for the New Adam becoming through the Christ in all mankind, logically, becoming again in all One Holy Spirit Family One God in being, I believe.