At the Lighting of the Lamps

by John McGuckin and John Anthony McGuckin

Book Overview

The Christians, from the very outset, committed their theology and prayer to the form of the song. The hymnal elements in the New Testament are among the earliest of all strands, some of them composed within a decade of the death of Jesus. From the third century onwards it was their custom to light the lamps of the house when dusk fell, and sing a hymn, for the onset of evening marked the new liturgical day in the earliest centuries. This collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532616597
• ISBN13: 9781532616594
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"