Comments on: Didache http://jerusalemcouncil.org/beit-din/rulings/didache/ A Global Association of Orthodox Jewish Believers in Messiah Yeshua Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:30:37 +0300 hourly 1 By: Israel Betzalel http://jerusalemcouncil.org/beit-din/rulings/didache/#comment-150 Israel Betzalel Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:21:31 +0000 http://jerusalemcouncil.org/?p=58#comment-150 The Didache is a heavily edited Catholic preservation of what appears to be originally a collection of Hebrew teachings by the disciples of Yeshua. As such, it contains things that seem to have been edited out by later generations of Catholics, or glossed over when it was copied, but much of the original Hebraic content is preserved, and it is because of its pre-anti-Jewish origin that it is reposted here on this site. Regarding the chapter on "Baptism," we find traces of orthodox halacha in the use of the terms being immersed "in living water" and "three times." Orthodox halacha requires one to be immersed three times in "living water" (a source of water collected from the heavens that flows out naturally) in order to complete a mikveh (immersion). This then could be the reason "three times" is mentioned, even if there is no place to immerse, and only water can be sprinkled. This teaches us that it was accepted in 1st Century messianic communites that if a kosher mikveh was not available, then one does what they can with what they have, but the preferred mikveh is one that is kosher (also alluded to in the phrase "living water"), and done in a process one that follows the orthodox halachic requirements for completion ("three times"). The Didache is a heavily edited Catholic preservation of what appears to be originally a collection of Hebrew teachings by the disciples of Yeshua. As such, it contains things that seem to have been edited out by later generations of Catholics, or glossed over when it was copied, but much of the original Hebraic content is preserved, and it is because of its pre-anti-Jewish origin that it is reposted here on this site.

Regarding the chapter on “Baptism,” we find traces of orthodox halacha in the use of the terms being immersed “in living water” and “three times.” Orthodox halacha requires one to be immersed three times in “living water” (a source of water collected from the heavens that flows out naturally) in order to complete a mikveh (immersion).

This then could be the reason “three times” is mentioned, even if there is no place to immerse, and only water can be sprinkled. This teaches us that it was accepted in 1st Century messianic communites that if a kosher mikveh was not available, then one does what they can with what they have, but the preferred mikveh is one that is kosher (also alluded to in the phrase “living water”), and done in a process one that follows the orthodox halachic requirements for completion (“three times”).

]]> By: viola rogers http://jerusalemcouncil.org/beit-din/rulings/didache/#comment-149 viola rogers Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:11:15 +0000 http://jerusalemcouncil.org/?p=58#comment-149 What is this? Sprinkle water three times on the head for a baptism/immersion? viola What is this? Sprinkle water three times on the head for a baptism/immersion?
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