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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... . J. P. Migne . Paris , 1844-64 . Sources Chrétiennes . Paris , 1942 . Theological Dictionary of the New Testament . Grand Rapids , Mich . , 1964-74 . Introduction Springtime of the Liturgy presents the principal texts relating.
Liturgical Texts of the First Four Centuries Lucien Deiss. Introduction Springtime of the Liturgy presents the principal texts relating to the Christian liturgy from its beginnings to the fourth - fifth century . The following are the ...
... present book too long , we shall present only the Catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem . These are undoubtedly the most important of the group , and we believe them to be also among the most beautiful . As in the past , we have avoided ...
... present then receive a bit of the wine from the cup into their own glasses , and drink it after the father of the family has drunk . BLESSING OF THE BREAD The father of the family lays his hands on the bread , then raises it while ...
... present to help the Church , enlarged the professorial body ( if we may so term it ) that consti- tuted the teaching Church ; with the sovereign freedom that is his , he invested with charismatic functions those whom he wished . He ...
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 |