Apostolic Tradition

…these ceremonies is in the Apostolic Tradition (c. 200) of St. Hippolytus. At the conclusion all the faithful joined the catechumens (inquirers for instruction) in a strict fast on the Friday and Saturday before Easter. These were the days “when the Bridegroom was taken away” (compare Mark 2:20).

The Apostolic Tradition, an early church order, sets out a sample prayer for a newly ordained bishop to use at the Eucharist, saying that it is not necessary that he use exactly these words, “only let his prayer be correct and orthodox.” A similar concern led…

…apparently are based on Hippolytus’ Apostolic Tradition (formerly called Egyptian Church Order) and contain an elaborate description of the Antiochene liturgy, including the so-called Clementine liturgy. This is a valuable source for the history of the mass.

…a later adaptation of the Apostolic Tradition of St. Hippolytus. The unknown author of the canons generally follows the order of his source and treats the same subjects: ordination, catechumenate, Baptism, prayer, and discipline of the Christian community. But he alters the text when he wishes and makes additions of…

…and the Traditio Apostolica (Apostolic Tradition), attributed to St. Hippolytus, written in Rome about 220 ce but far more widely distributed in the East. From these documents the Constitutiones Apostolicae (Apostolic Constitutions), in which 85 Canones Apostolicae (Apostolic Canons) were included, were composed about 400 ce.

Hippolytus’s Apostolic Tradition.

…scripture and (probably) of the Apostolic Tradition, an invaluable source of knowledge about the primitive Roman liturgy. His Commentary on Daniel (c. 204) is the oldest Christian biblical commentary to survive in its entirety. His exegesis (interpretive method) is primarily typological—i.e., treating the Old Testament figures, events, and other aspects…