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A survey of the development of the Paschal rites of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the 4th century.
Christian interpreters in all ages have sought a clue to the New Testament Book of Revelation. In this study, Massey H. Shepherd offers a new approach to the basic structure of the Book. He surveys the development of Paschal rites and customs of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the end of the age of persecution, as a background and context for understanding the outline and basic theme of Revelation. Fresh perspectives are opened to students of New Testament and early Christian literature, the liturgy and piety of the primitive Church, and the origins of the Christian Year.
Christian interpreters in all ages have sought a clue to the New Testament Book of Revelation. In this study, Massey H. Shepherd offers a new approach to the basic structure of the Book. He surveys the development of Paschal rites and customs of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the end of the age of persecution, as a background and context for understanding the outline and basic theme of Revelation. Fresh perspectives are opened to students of New Testament and early Christian literature, the liturgy and piety of the primitive Church, and the origins of the Christian Year.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 100
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
24 June 2004
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.51 in
ISBN: 9780227170052
Format: Paperback
Part 1. The Paschal Liturgy in the Primitive Church
1. The Apostolic Age
(a) The Day
(b) The Week
(a) Pascha and Pentecost
2. The Gospels and the Pascha
(a) The Passion Narrative of Mark
(b) The Pascha in the Gospel of Mark
Appended Note: The Twelve in the Markian Passion Narrative
3. The Controversy About the Pascha
4. The Church’s Pascha c. A.D. 200
(a) The Fast
(b) The Vigil
(c) The Baptism
(d) The Confirmation
(e) The Eucharist
Appended Note: The Pascha in Second Century Gnosticism
5. The Pascha in Private Devotion
(a) The Weekly Stations
(b) Daily Hours of Prayer
Part 2. The Paschal Liturgy in the Apocalypse
6. The Structure of the Book of Revelations
7. The Scrutinies, Vigil and Initiation
(a) The Scrutinies
(b) The Vigil
(c) The Initiation
8. The Synaxis and Eucharist
(a) The Synaxis
(b) The Eucharist
Index
1. The Apostolic Age
(a) The Day
(b) The Week
(a) Pascha and Pentecost
2. The Gospels and the Pascha
(a) The Passion Narrative of Mark
(b) The Pascha in the Gospel of Mark
Appended Note: The Twelve in the Markian Passion Narrative
3. The Controversy About the Pascha
4. The Church’s Pascha c. A.D. 200
(a) The Fast
(b) The Vigil
(c) The Baptism
(d) The Confirmation
(e) The Eucharist
Appended Note: The Pascha in Second Century Gnosticism
5. The Pascha in Private Devotion
(a) The Weekly Stations
(b) Daily Hours of Prayer
Part 2. The Paschal Liturgy in the Apocalypse
6. The Structure of the Book of Revelations
7. The Scrutinies, Vigil and Initiation
(a) The Scrutinies
(b) The Vigil
(c) The Initiation
8. The Synaxis and Eucharist
(a) The Synaxis
(b) The Eucharist
Index