The First Christian Hymnal: The Songs of the Ancient Jerusalem Church: Parallel Georgian-English Texts - Hardcover

 
9781944394684: The First Christian Hymnal: The Songs of the Ancient Jerusalem Church: Parallel Georgian-English Texts
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1944394680 ISBN 13: 9781944394684
Publisher: Brigham Young University, 2019

Synopsis

This collection offers the first English translation of the oldest known Christian hymnal, a book of hymns which was compiled in Jerusalem during the later 4th or early 5th century. The First Christian Hymnal offers an unmatched resource for understanding the development of early Christian worship and piety, as well as the transmission of Christian doctrine to the unlettered. For too long, this invaluable collection has been almost completely ignored by scholars of early Christianity, having survived only in an Old Georgian translation.

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About the Author

Stephen J. Shoemaker is a specialist on the history of Christianity and the beginnings of Islam. His primary interests lie in the ancient and early medieval Christian traditions, more specifically in early Byzantine and Near Eastern Christianity. His research focuses on early devotion to the Virgin Mary, Christian apocryphal literature, and Islamic origins.
 

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Publisher
Brigham Young University
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1944394680
ISBN 13 
9781944394684
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
338