Worship in the Early Church

Worship in the Early Church
Author: Lawrence J. Johnson
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2009
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814661970

Volume 1: Jewish prayers from table and synagogue; Subapostolic Era: the Didache, Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor Hermas; Second Century: Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Melito of Sardis; Third Century: Tertullian, Cyprian of Carthage, Hippolytus of Rome, the Didascalia of the Apostles, Origen, the Apostolic Church Order; and others.

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol I

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol I
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0227903749

Many recognise Everett Ferguson as the definitive voice on early Christianity, patristic writing and ecclesiology. The Early Church at Work and Worship is a challenging collection, broad in scope and formidable in depth. This is the first volume ofFerguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on laying on of hands. Practices of Ordination and attitudes to religious schism in antiquity are analysed by the scholar in this collection, which not only includes articles and publications from various sources, but also previously unpublished material.

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 2

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 2
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2014-06-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630873098

This is the second volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."

Ancient Christian Worship

Ancient Christian Worship
Author: Andrew B. McGowan
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441246312

An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Now in paper.

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol II

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol II
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2014-12-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0227903757

This is the second volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work.

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532634110

This is the third volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608993663

This is the third volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."

Life and Practice in the Early Church

Life and Practice in the Early Church
Author: Steve McKinion
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2001-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814756492

A collection of primary texts revealing how early Christians practiced their faith Life and Practice in the Early Church brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers "did church," addressing such practical questions as, how did the church administer baptism? How were sermons delivered? How did the early church carry out its missions endeavors? Early Christian writings reveal a great deal about the tradition, as well as the wider culture in which it developed. Far from being monolithic, the documents which present the voices of the early church fathers in their own words demonstrate variation and diversity regarding how faith was worked out during the patristic period. The texts illuminate who was eligible for baptism, what was expected of worshippers, how the Eucharist was celebrated, and how church offices and their functions were organized. Contextual introductions explain practices and their development for those with little prior knowledge of Christian history or tradition. The pieces included here, all in accessible English translation, represent such sources as Justin Martyr, Tertullian, the Cappadocians, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, and Augustine.

At the Origins of Christian Worship

At the Origins of Christian Worship
Author: Larry W. Hurtado
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2000-09-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802847492

"At the Origins of Christian Worship" can deepen readers' understanding of early Christian worship by setting it within the context of the Roman world in which it developed. Hurtado highlights the two central characteristics of earliest Christian worship: its exclusive rejection of the ancient-world gods and its inclusion of Christ with God as the focus of devotion.

Books and Readers in the Early Church

Books and Readers in the Early Church
Author: Harry Y. Gamble
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780300069181

This fascinating and lively book provides the first comprehensive discussion of the production, circulation, and use of books in early Christianity. It explores the extent of literacy in early Christian communities; the relation in the early church between oral tradition and written materials; the physical form of early Christian books; how books were produced, transcribed, published, duplicated, and disseminated; how Christian libraries were formed; who read the books, in what circumstances, and to what purposes. Harry Y. Gamble interweaves practical and technological dimensions of the production and use of early Christian books with the social and institutional history of the period. Drawing on evidence from papyrology, codicology, textual criticism, and early church history, as well as on knowledge about the bibliographical practices that characterized Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, he offers a new perspective on the role of books in the first five centuries of the early church.