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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... given in Ex . 24 : 1-11 ( since Jesus ' words , " This is the blood of the covenant " repeat the words Moses used ) , the text on the new covenant in Jer . 31 : 31-34 ( since the covenant celebrated in the Eucharist is called “ new ” in ...
... given us as an inheritance the Sabbath of your holiness , out of love and good will , as a memorial of the works of your creation ( Lev . 23 : 3 ) . This day is the first of your holy convocations . It is the memorial of the exodus from ...
... given in the Siddur Rav Saadja ( tenth century ) , 12 Birkat ha - mazon ( Primitive Text as Reconstructed by L. Finkelstein ) You are blessed , Lord our God , King of the universe , you who nourish the entire world with goodness ...
... given us for our inheritance a desirable land , good and widespread , the covenant and the law , life and food . For all these ( blessings ) we give you thanks and we bless your name eternally and for ever . You are blessed , O Lord ...
... given in D. W. Staerk , Altjüdische liturgische Gebete ( Bonn , 1910 ) , pp . 11-14 . There is a Latin translation in Hänggi - Pahl , pp . 41-43 . The Hebrew words at the beginning of the paragraphs are the names given to these ...
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 |