The Bishop in the Didascalia Apostolorum
The Bishop in the Didascalia Apostolorum

Summary/Abstract: The article suggests a legal and historical study about the existence of the judicial activity of the bishops during the Ius Antiquum. This aim is achieved through the analysis and the study of the different ancient sources, which include the Didascalia Apostolorum, the first of the great sources of Canon Law; this book describes with details the modus operandi of the Bishop when serving as a judge. This text says that the main objective was the application of the evangelical justice, which overcomes the simple idea of reparation; on the basis of the sacred texts in which Christ invites us to forgive each other, we can foreshadow a new justice known as Lex Christiana, which combines the evangelical newness with the Roman legal experience.

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