The Origins of the Eucharistic Prayer
The Origins of the Eucharistic Prayer

Author: Enrico Mazza

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780814661192

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In this critical analysis Enrico Mazza concentrates on structure as he traces the evolution of the Eucharistic Prayer from its origins in the ancient Jewish rites and its Christian beginnings in the Didache. He then examines the paleoanaphoras of the early centuries and moves through the origin and progressive development of the larger anaphoric families (Alexandran, Roman, Antiochene), showing the influence of the Jewish rites on the formation of the Christian texts, and arriving finally at the classical anaphoras of the fourth century.

Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia's Biblical Exegesis in his Catechetical Homilies
Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia's Biblical Exegesis in his Catechetical Homilies

Author: Sofia Puchkova

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-08-22

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 9004703748

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Re-envisioning Theodore is the first comprehensive study of Theodore of Mopsuestia's biblical interpretation in his Catechetical Homilies. It challenges the common yet reductionist view of Theodore’s exegetical approach as “historical,” offering a balanced portrayal of this exegete. Theodore is not a slave of his interpretative methodology, and he may omit the exposition of the historical setting of the Bible and introduce elements not present in the biblical narrative.Re-envisioning Theodore also reveals Theodore’s previously little known exegetical ties with Pro-Nicenes and, through them, with Origen. For the first time, this book shows that his exegesis incorporates Greco-Syrian liturgical imagery.

Theodor von Mopsuestia und das Nicänum
Theodor von Mopsuestia und das Nicänum

Author: Simon Gerber

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 9004313176

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Around 392 Theodore of Mopsuestia delivered his homilies to candidates for baptism. Using Theodore's homilies, this work studies the reception and influence of the Nicene Creed in the imperial church since Theodosius. Passed at Nicæa in 325 the Creed became an official dogma of the empire in 380/81. What was its role in the life of the church and in the theological controversies of the subsequent years? At which point did the people start to pay attention to its exact original wording? To which extent were Theodore's theological teachings influenced by the trinitarian dogma of Nicæa? The text of Theodore's Baptismal Creed is reconstructed in both its Syriac and Greek versions. It proves to be one of the most important sources of the Nicæno-Constantinopolitan Creed of 381.

Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit

Author: Kilian McDonnell

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2017-02-02

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0814683703

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Up to now the teaching on baptism in the Holy Spirit has been based on a few scriptural texts, whose interpretation was disputed. This doubt cast its shadow on those who promote baptism in the Holy Spirit. Now new evidence has been found in early post-biblical authors (Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Philoxenus, and the Syrians) which demonstrates that what is called baptism in the Holy Spirit was integral to Christian initiation (baptism, confirmation, Eucharist). Because it was part of initiation into the Church, it was not a matter of private piety, but of public worship. Therefore it was and remains normative. This is an intriguing ground-breaking study of value to RCIA teams, pastors, theology teachers and students, and Church offices.

Adventus Domini
Adventus Domini

Author: G. Hellemo

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-11-24

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 9004304207

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Preliminary material /GEIR HELLEMO -- BACKGROUND /GEIR HELLEMO -- THEME GROUP I: CHRIST AS SOVEREIGN IN THE APOSTOLIC COLLEGIUM /GEIR HELLEMO -- THEME GROUP II: CHRIST AS LAWGIVER AMONG THE APOSTLE PRINCES /GEIR HELLEMO -- THEME-GROUP III: THE CROSS AS A CENTRAL CHRISTOLOGICAL MOTIF /GEIR HELLEMO -- BACKGROUND /GEIR HELLEMO -- CYRIL OF JERUSALEM /GEIR HELLEMO -- THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA /GEIR HELLEMO -- AMBROSE OF MILAN /GEIR HELLEMO -- CONCLUSION /GEIR HELLEMO -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /GEIR HELLEMO -- INDEX /GEIR HELLEMO -- PLATES /GEIR HELLEMO.

The Cross and the Eucharist in Early Christianity
The Cross and the Eucharist in Early Christianity

Author: Daniel Cardó

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-24

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1108483232

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An investigation on ancient sources (patristic and liturgical) on the Cross and the Eucharist that sheds light on contemporary discussions.