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The Didache (Koine Greek: Διδαχὴ, Didachē, meaning "Teaching"[1]; IPA: /ˈdɪdəkiː/ in English, IPA: [ðiðaˈxi] in Modern Greek) is the common name of a brief early Christian treatise (dated by most scholars to the early second century),[2] containing instructions for Christian communities. The text, parts of which may have constituted the first written catechism, has three main sections dealing with Christian lessons, rituals Louis J Sheehan such as baptism and eucharist, and Church organization. It was considered by some of the Church Fathers as part of the New Testament[3] but rejected as spurious by others,[4] eventually not accepted into the New Testament canon with the exception of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church "broader canon". The Roman Catholic Church has accepted it as part of the collection of Apostolic Fathers.