Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible.
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The Didache is a late 1st century writing on the teachings of Jesus as taught by the 12 Apostles. It was widely circulated by 100AD and read by many of the early Christian churches as scripture. The Apostles were Jews, and we know from the Bible did not abandon Judaism practices, but continued to practice it with a renewed "Christian" perspective. The Didache was more or less how the Apostles viewed their spiritual priorities and how they felt their Christian-Judaism should be adapted for Gentiles. Through much controversy however, it did not make the NT canon, and therefore is not commonly read today.
Nothing in it is contradictory to the New Testament Bible. It is more or less NT Gospels 101... Love your neighbor, turn the other cheek, etc. However what is most interesting is that it does not mention the diefication of Jesus, or many typical modern religious priorities. I believe it should not be used to discredit modern Christian faith (Lord knows we have enough factions as it is), but rather to teach us all that living lowly and compassionately as Jesus did is more important than your intellectual beliefs.
The first 2 chapters sum up the entire book nicely. I will paraphrase the 1st chapter here:
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