| The Origins of Eucharistic Prayer Contributor(s): Mazza, Enrico (Author), Lane, Ronald E. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 081466119X ISBN-13: 9780814661192 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1995 Annotation: In this critical analysis Enrico Mazza concentrates on structure as he traces the evolution of the Eucharistic Prayer from its origins in the ancient Jewish rites and its Christian beginnings in the Didache. He then examines the paleoanaphoras of the early centuries and moves through the origin and progressive development of the larger anaphoric families (Alexandrian, Roman, Antiochene), showing the influence of the Jewish rites on the formation of the Christian texts, and arriving finally at the classical anaphoras of the fourth century. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 264.013 |
| LCCN: 95003552 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.01" W x 8.94" (1.36 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: In this critical analysis Enrico Mazza concentrates on structure as he traces the evolution of the Eucharistic Prayer from its origins in the ancient Jewish rites and its Christian beginnings in the Didache. He then examines the paleoanaphoras of the early centuries and moves through the origin and progressive development of the larger anaphoric families (Alexandran, Roman, Antiochene), showing the influence of the Jewish rites on the formation of the Christian texts, and arriving finally at the classical anaphoras of the fourth century. |