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Who, likely, wrote, or compiled, The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, which is also known as the Didache?
Mark
Paul
Someone, or a group of people, in Alexandria or Antioch
Luke
Peter, James, and John
Barnabas
Disciples of Jesus’ twelve disciples
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Short answer: Someone anonymous — most scholars think it was compiled by a local Christian community in Syria/Palestine (often associated with Antioch), not by an apostle like Paul, Peter, Mark, Luke, James, or Barnabas.
Why: The Didache is anonymous, dated late 1st–early 2nd century, and shows Jewish‑Christian liturgical and moral traditions and Semitic influences that fit a Syrian/Palestinian church (Antioch is a common suggestion). Alexandria is less commonly favored, and there is no solid evidence that any of the named apostles or their immediate disciples actually wrote it.
Why: The Didache is anonymous, dated late 1st–early 2nd century, and shows Jewish‑Christian liturgical and moral traditions and Semitic influences that fit a Syrian/Palestinian church (Antioch is a common suggestion). Alexandria is less commonly favored, and there is no solid evidence that any of the named apostles or their immediate disciples actually wrote it.
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