The Church of Jerusalem and Its Liturgy in the First Five Centuries: A Historical, Theological & Lit

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This book describes the Church of Jerusalem, as the mother of all Churches, and its liturgy in the beginnings of Christianity. The main objective of this research is to find, in the primary sources (as the pilgrim Egeria, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, the Armenian and the Georgian Lectionaries), the original elements of the Christian liturgy of the early Church of Jerusalem, in the first five centuries, and to collect the various scattered pieces. The author clarifies the image, and reconstructs, as far as possible, the historical-liturgical picture. By this book we will discover how much the other liturgical traditions of various churches, especially the Church of Rome, have copied the Jerusalemite tradition. The detailed description of the Jerusalemite liturgy, especially for the feasts of the liturgical year, offers us a vivid picture of Jerusalem's unique role in Christian devotion and the mysterious connection between the Christian faith and the land of biblical history. The presentation of the anaphora of St. James will enlighten our understanding of the Eucharistic prayer in all the liturgical traditions, especially Syriac, Byzantine and Roman.

Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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  • Rick Mansfield (Logos)
    Rick Mansfield (Logos) Member, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 411
    I have emailed Fr. Aziz Halaweh asking if he would be willing to license this title to us. 

    Senior Publisher Relations Specialist • Logos Bible Software • Rick.Mansfield@logos.com

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,460 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 23

    I wonder if an email came back. @Rick Mansfield (Logos)

    I already got the Kindle version, and am beginning (a few volumes hijacked my Scribe since 9/24).

    I'm not a liturgical person, but it seems a core development of Christianity.

    For any James-ian afficionados, the author goes into some depth on James.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Rick Mansfield (Logos)
    Rick Mansfield (Logos) Member, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 411

    @DMB yes, I heard back from him initially, and I sent a sample contract for his review but heard nothing afterwards. I have emailed him again this morning.

    Senior Publisher Relations Specialist • Logos Bible Software • Rick.Mansfield@logos.com

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,460 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you! The volume is quite good; detailed; even handed. I'm not the primary purchaser, of course.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Joe McCune (Faithlife)
    Joe McCune (Faithlife) Member, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 1,367

    I have removed the "bug" tag from this thread, because it is a book request.