Springtime of the Liturgy: Liturgical Texts of the First Four CenturiesLucien Deiss Liturgical Press, 1979 - 307 pages (Re-released as part of the Classics in Liturgy series) Originally published as Early Sources of the Liturgy, this book presents the principal texts of the Christian liturgy from its beginnings to the fifth century. Included among the main sources treated are liturgical texts of the Jewish tradition; doxologies, hymns, and blessings of the New Testament; the Didache; the Letter to the Corinthians of Clement of Rome; the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome; the Anaphora of Addai and Mari; the Didascalia of the Apostles; the Euchology of Serapion. Later witnesses include the Strasbourg Papyrus; the Apostolic Constitutions; the Euchology of Der Balyzeh; the Catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem. |
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... Blessings , and Hymns of the New Testament vii 1 21 27 4. The Didache 71 5. Clement of Rome , The Letter to the Corinthians 79 6. The Witness of Saint Justin 87 7. The Homily on the Pasch of Melito of Sardis 95 8. Clement of Alexandria ...
... blessings , and hymns of the New Testament . The " letter " of these texts is frequently inspired by the Old Testament . Their " spirit " shows us how the first generation of Christians was able to see the face of Christ " in the law of ...
... blessing recited after meals ; The Shemone Esre , or " Eighteen Blessings , " in the Palestinian and Babylo- nian recensions ; The Birkat Yotser of the prayer Shema Israel ; The Kaddish , which underlies the Christian Our Father . These ...
... blessing over the wine , a blessing of the day , and a blessing over the bread . These blessings are said at table by the father of the family , with his family and guests around him . As we know , the blessings over the bread and wine ...
... blessing in order to sanctify the day of the Sabbath or the feast . You are blessed , Lord our God , King of the universe . You have sanctified us by your commandments , you have given us as an inheritance the Sabbath of your holiness ...
Contents
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The Didache | 71 |
Clement of Rome The Letter to the Corinthians | 79 |
The Witness of Saint Justin | 87 |
The Homily on the Pasch of Melito of Sardis | 95 |
Clement of Alexandria | 111 |
The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome | 121 |
The Euchology of Serapion of Thmuis | 181 |
The Strasbourg Papyrus | 209 |
The Apostolic Constitutions | 213 |
The Euchology of Der Balyzeh | 241 |
Klasmata or Various Fragments | 249 |
The Catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem | 267 |
Glossary | 291 |
Table of Sources | 297 |