The Sanctus in the Eucharistic prayer
The sanctus (the 'thrice holy'of Isaiah 6.3) is found in nearly all ancient and modern eucharistic prayer. Its origin as a constituent element in this prayer is one of the unsolved mysteries of Christian liturgy, and the author of this study puts forward a comprehensive investigation into...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
©1991.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39694094*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction: the enigma of the sanctus; PART I; 1 The Old Testament background and setting; 2 The worship of heaven and the qedussah in Judaism; 3 Continuity and influence in early Christian documents; PART II; 4 The sanctus in the East Syrian and Syro-Byzantine eucharistic prayers; 5 The sanctus in the Egyptian and Western eucharistic prayers; 6 The possible origins of the sanctus in the eucharistic prayer; Appendix: the literary forms of the sanctus; PART III; 7 Developments in East and West to the Reformation.
- 8 The Reformation rites9 Protestant and Anglican liturgies, 1662-1960; 10 The sanctus in some contemporary eucharistic prayers; 11 The sanctus in perspective; Notes; Bibliography; Index of modern authors; Index of eucharistic prayers and liturgical rites.
