The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus by Antipope Hippolytus

"The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus" by Antipope Hippolytus is an early Christian treatise rediscovered in the 19th century. This ancient church order provides crucial insights into third-century Christian worship and liturgy. Long attributed to Hippolytus of Rome and dated before 235 AD, the text profoundly influenced modern liturgical reforms across mainstream Christianity. However, recent scholarship has sparked intense debate over its true authorship, dating, and origins—questioning whether it represents actual Roman practice or a compilation from diverse sources spanning centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hippolytus, Antipope, 170?-236?
Translator Easton, Burton Scott, 1877-1950
LoC No. 37002214
Title The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus
Translated into English with Introduction and Notes
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Tradition
Credits Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship
LoC Class KBR: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: History of canon law
Subject Canon law -- Early church, ca. 30-600
Subject Church orders, Ancient
Category Text
EBook-No. 61614
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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