Links Between New Testament & Early Church Worship
Twentieth-century scholars of the history and theology of worship have searched for links between the worship of the New Testament and the liturgies that begin to emerge around the fourth century. Resources from the first several centuries are meager, and scholars have differed as to how the continuity of liturgy evolved through this period. Evidence does suggest certain lines of development between the worship of the New Testament church and that which emerged during succeeding centuries. The entries in Part 1 explore these connections. These seven entries probe the relationship between New Testament and early Christian worship. Contemporary scholars have disputed the exact shape of early Christian worship and of its development from apostolic worship. However, enough evidence exists to grasp basic connections between the New Testament worshiping communities and those of the early churches.…
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Chapters & Articles in Links Between New Testament & Early Church Worship (7)
It is tempting to assume that the worship practices of the earliest churches are reflected in the more developed li…
Ancient sources reveal that a tradition of daily prayer at stated hours developed quite early in the history of the…
The New Testament records that Jesus and his disciples, as well as early Christian preachers such as Paul and Barna…
Jewish table prayer, thought by some historians of liturgy to be the antecedent of the early Christian eucharistic …
Ordination is rooted in the need for order within the Christian community. It tends both to reflect and to shape th…
The New Testament spiritual gifts-especially prophecy, tongues, and interpretation, along with healing-continued to…
The Revelation to John makes dramatic use of the rich symbolism of the sacrificial ritual of the Jewish temple. A c…