Christian interpreters in all ages have sought a clue to the New Testament Book of Revelation. In this study, Massey H. Shepherd offers a new approach to the basic structure of the Book. He surveys the development of Paschal rites and customs of the ancient Church, from apostolic times to the end of the age of persecution, as a background and context for understanding the outline and basic theme of Revelation. Fresh perspectives are opened to students of New Testament and early Christian literature, the liturgy and piety of the primitive Church, and the origins of the Christian Year.

Short description: A work of ready-reference intended for use by anyone interested in the subject of worship. It contains over 800 entries, some of them simple definitions but with many full-length articles tracing the history of the object or practice described.

Contains over 800 entries, many of them simple definitions. This lexicon also includes full-length articles for the more complex themes, which include the history of the object or practice described. It selects the entries that the student of liturgy is likely to encounter frequently. It is a useful tool for all students of worship.

short description: "This book is an essay in 'liturgical theology'," writes Max Thurian. "It is in fact a study in biblical theology which seeks to provide a firm basis for the eucharistic liturgy in the great Judaeo-Christian tradition represented by the Scriptures."

short description: "This book is an essay in 'liturgical theology'," writes Max Thurian. "It is in fact a study in biblical theology which seeks to provide a firm basis for the eucharistic liturgy in the great Judaeo-Christian tradition represented by the Scriptures."

short description; "This book is an essay in 'liturgical theology'," writes Max Thurian. "It is in fact a study in biblical theology which seeks to provide a firm basis for the eucharistic liturgy in the great Judaeo-Christian tradition represented by the Scriptures."

short description: "This book is an essay in 'liturgical theology'," writes Max Thurian. "It is in fact a study in biblical theology which seeks to provide a firm basis for the eucharistic liturgy in the great Judaeo-Christian tradition represented by the Scriptures."

Short description: A critical analysis of the Eucharistic, Baptismal and Confirmation rites in the Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish liturgies, showing how all Reformed Worship rests upon the Christian doctrine of god, centred in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

A critical analysis of the liturgical rites in the Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish churches, showing how all Reformed Worship rests upon the Christian doctrine of God, centred in the person and work of Jesus Christ.

What did the early Christians wear' What did they eat' What did they talk about over the dinner table' What recreations did they enjoy' These are among the questions answered in this study, which reveals the social background to the first five hundred years of the Church's development, through six vividly recounted, biographical portraits. Applying the methods of the social historian to the early Church, the author describes the daily life of the first believers, personifying the general facts and depicting them in these composite portraits of specific individuals, who are taken as...