Early Christian Hymns
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| Author | : Stephen J. Shoemaker |
| Publisher | : Brigham Young University Press |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2019-03-15 |
| Genre | : RELIGION |
| ISBN | : 9781944394684 |
This collection offers the first English translation of the oldest known Christian hymnal, a book of hymns which was compiled in Jerusalem during the later 4th or early 5th century. The First Christian Hymnal offers an unmatched resource for understanding the development of early Christian worship and piety, as well as the transmission of Christian doctrine to the unlettered. For too long, this invaluable collection has been almost completely ignored by scholars of early Christianity, having survived only in an Old Georgian translation.
| Author | : Ruth Ellis Messenger |
| Publisher | : Aeterna Press |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : |
There is no part of the general field of Christian hymnology so baffling to the student or so full of difficulties as the one under consideration in this paper. Many accounts of the subject are in existence but are far from conclusive. This is due, first of all, to the unexpected scarcity of original sources. When one views the rise of Christianity from its inception to the period of the Council of Nicaea, 325, its numerical growth from a handful of original adherents to millions of followers at the time of the Edict of Milan, 313, its literary development from early scattered records to the works of the great Greek and Latin fathers, one cannot help inquiring, “What has become of their hymns?” Aeterna Press
| Author | : Tony Costa |
| Publisher | : H&e Academic |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2021-08-17 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781774840139 |
Throughout the history of the Church, Christians have expressed their faith in word and song. Among the ways they confessed what they believed was through creeds. The term"creed," which comes from the Latin credo ("I believe"), has played a central role in the identity of the Church and expressing her core beliefs. Some of the more famous creeds are the Apostles' Creed and Nicene Creed. While these creeds developed in the first few centuries of the Church, the earliest creeds are embedded within the New Testament text itself. The singing of hymns, which are closely associated with creeds, has also been part of the Church's ancient heritage. These credal hymns were adopted from the synagogues and have continued to be an integral expression of worship today. The New Testament contains many of the hymns that the early Christians sang. Since these hymns are confessional in nature, we can state that hymns were creed-like, confessing in song what the earliest Christians believed. This book examines the ancient creeds and hymns found in the New Testament, shedding light on what the earliest Christians held to be central, definitional, and foundational to their faith.
| Author | : James McKinnon |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1989-09-07 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9780521376242 |
A collection of 400 passages on music from early Christian literature.
| Author | : Brian P. Dunkle |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2016-10-20 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0191092363 |
Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching. Brian P. Dunkle, SJ, argues that these settings inform the interpretation of Ambrose's hymnodic project. The hymns employ sophisticated poetic techniques to foster a pro-Nicene sensitivity in the bishop's embattled congregation. After a summary presentation of early Christian hymnody, with special attention to Ambrose's Latin predecessors, Dunkle describes the mystagogical function of fourth-century songs. He examines Ambrose's sermons, especially his catechetical and mystagogical works, for preached parallels to this hymnodic effort. Close reading of Ambrose's hymnodic corpus constitutes the bulk of the study. Dunkle corroborates his findings through a treatment of early Ambrosian imitations, especially the poetry of Prudentius. These early readers amplify the hymnodic features that Dunkle identifies as "enchanting," that is, enlightening the "eyes of faith."
| Author | : Fr. George William Rutler |
| Publisher | : Sophia Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2017-01-24 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 1682780244 |
Hymns are more than beautiful musical compositions; they provide us with a heightened language for praising and speaking to God, all while teaching us theology that reflects both the depth and complexity of Our Lord. Sacred hymns in our day have given way to “fifth-rate poetry set to fourth-rate music,” as C.S. Lewis once remarked. At times, the music used in worship can make us feel as though the culture is usurping the Church rather than being transfigured by it. There is a clear and present need to resurrect those distinctively different songs with a distinctively different vocabulary for people who want to live distinctive lives as followers of Christ. In these pages, Fr. George William Rutler introduces and reflects upon dozens of the greatest hymns written from the earliest years of the Church through the Twentieth Century. The text and composition of each hymn is included, as well as inspiring accounts of their authors and composers, fascinating stories and historical events connected with them, and notes on the significant contributions each one made to theology and music. Fr. Rutler has recovered here a rich musical legacy that will help us to give glory to our God who is Lord of all.
| Author | : J. M. Neale |
| Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022-10-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 9781018250922 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2009-07-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1606086464 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvi-xxxvii) and index.
| Author | : Ralph P. Martin |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 1974 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780802816139 |
Refers to New Testament teachings while delineating the nature of early Christian worship of God. Bibliogs.
| Author | : Calvin Stapert |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0802832199 |
Even as worship wars in the church and music controversies in society at large continue to rage, many people do not realize that conflict over music goes back to the earliest Christians as they sought to live out the "new song" of their faith. In A New Song for an Old World Calvin Stapert challenges contemporary Christians to learn from the wisdom of the early church in the area of music. Stapert draws parallels between the pagan cultures of the early Christian era and our own multicultural realities, enabling readers to comprehend the musical ideas of early Christian thinkers, from Clement and Tertullian to John Chrysostom and Augustine. Stapert's expert treatment of the attitudes of the early church toward psalms and hymns on the one hand, and pagan music on the other, is ideal for scholars of early Christianity, church musicians, and all Christians seeking an ancient yet relevant perspective on music in their worship and lives today.
