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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... thanks for the land , the covenant , and the law , and is thus a memorial of the history of salvation ; the Birkat - Ierusalayim , which is a prayer of intercession for 6. According to the school of Hillel , the blessing of the wine ...
... thanks , Lord our God , 8. An " embolism " ( Greek : embolismos , " something inserted " ) is a prayer that has been inserted within the original text . 9. The feast of Purim , or Lots , celebrated the story of Esther ( Est . 9 : 26-32 ) ...
... thanks , Lord our God , for you have 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 ...
... thank you , Lord , for you are the Lord our God and God of our fathers , for all the benefits , for your kindness ... thanks to you . 18. Shalom . Give peace to Israel your people , to your city , to your inherit- ance . Then together ...
... thank you for ever , may they praise your name in truth . Blessed be you , Lord ; your name is good , and it is right to give you thanks . 19. Shalom . Give peace , happiness , blessing , compassion , mercy to us and to your people ...
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 |