Christian History Magazine—Issue 37: Worship in the Early Church

by Christian History Institute

Publisher:

Christianity Today

, 1993

Overview

Justin Martyr reveals that 2nd century Christian gatherings were not unlike contemporary Christian worship services. Hippolytus’ 3rd century Eucharistic prayer has provided a template for the Church’s timeless Communion liturgy. Clement of Alexandria wrote hymns to be sung corporately and strongly supported the visual arts in worship. Learn about these and many more Early Church worship practices in a fact-packed issue of Christian History & Biography that will have you reveling in the splendor of church tradition from cover to cover.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The Council of Nicaea in 325 finally decreed that Easter should be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon in spring, the practice today.” (source)

“Repentance was an involved process in the early church. Sin was seen not as a personal matter but as something that destroyed the unity of the church.” (source)

“As one Jewish scholar has noted, ancient Jewish prayer protocol tended to ‘bless’ God for creation, ‘thank’ God for revelation, and ‘petition’ God for redemption. Thus, when early Christians employed thanksgiving language in their meal prayers, they were highlighting Jesus as the revelation of God.” (source)

“It is commonly said that in the medieval church the Mass was emphasized at the expense of other activities of worship, and that in the Reformation, preaching was highlighted at the expense of the rest of worship.” (source)

“This church at Dura-Europos is undoubtedly the most significant structure in the history of Christian architecture prior to Constantine. It is the earliest complete church building extant and contains some of the earliest Christian frescoes outside of the Roman catacombs.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: Christian History Magazine—Issue 37: Worship in the Early Church
• Author: Christian History Institute
• Series: Christian History Magazine
• Publisher: Christianity Today
• Print Publication Date: 1993
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Worship; Public worship
• Resource ID: LLS:12.30.37
• Resource Type: Magazine
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-05T16:39:21Z