Bradshaw, Paul F.

Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to Ideas and Practice - London: SPCK, 1996. - vii, 104 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Christian initiation. Beginnings -- Syria and Egypt -- Rome and North Africa -- The fourth-century synthesis -- From adult to infant baptism -- Eucharist. Sacred meal -- Anamnesis and epiclesis: the eucharistic prayer -- Holy food -- "The bloodless sacrifice" -- "Let all mortal flesh keep silence" -- Liturgical time. Daily prayer -- Sunday -- Easter and Pentecost -- Christmas, Epiphany and Lent -- Saints' days.

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Worship--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Liturgies, Early Christian.

BV 185 / .B733 1996

BV 185 / .B733 1996