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Monthly Archives: March 2008
In Other Words, About One-Third Normal
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Posted in Who? Me?
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Plain English
I enjoyed reading “Bureaucrats” by Roger Shuy at Language Log. I have had to inject myself into enough battles with bureaucracy on behalf of my in-laws that I have come to loathe the arcane gibberish in which most formal notices … Continue reading
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Christian Worship and the Unbaptized
So far we have seen that the earliest forms of distinctively Christian worship have their origins at the dinner table where a few baptized and committed believers gathered to share a common meal. Furthermore, the evidence strongly suggests this form … Continue reading
Posted in +The Breaking of Bread, +The Prayers
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As if I Needed Another Theological Label
Turns out I’m a “Happy Enough” Protestant. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Sator Satisfactorily Solved?
There is a particular word puzzle that has come down to us from Roman times. It first appears in the ruins of Pompeii, but it is also found in far-flung corners of the Roman Empire: S A T O R … Continue reading
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Why Did Eucharist and Agape Diverge?
As yet we have not addressed the most vexing question of all: why did Christians see fit to separate the Eucharist from the agape? Abuses As early as the New Testament itself evidence surfaces that there were abuses connected with … Continue reading
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Madden on Easter
Just in time for for the Feast of the Resurrection! Thomas F. Madden takes aim at Simcha Jacobovici’s idiosyncratic interpretation of the Talpiot tomb — a conceit which, zombie-like, seems to refuse to die despite the best efforts of actual, … Continue reading
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The Earliest Liturgy: Developments
Patterns of Christian Meals In my previous post, I only discussed Christian meals that have an explicit Eucharistic element. Other sources are ambiguous, and scholars have debated for some time whether certain texts (e.g., the Didache) are describing the Eucharist … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostolic Tradition, Cyprian, Didache, Tertullian
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Singing Owl on Holy Saturday
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Cartledge on Good Friday
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