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Duchesne: Christian Worship, Its Origin and Evolution

Louis Duchesne · translated by M. L. McClure · translation 1919

The classic study of the Latin liturgy to Charlemagne: the Mass, the Christian year, baptism, ordination and the consecration of churches.

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From the opening: Chapter X (continued)

Chaptek

§ 1. — Jewish and Christian Communities.

The Christian Church arose out of Judaism. It was at Jerusalem that the preaching of the Gospel had its beginning, and it was through the medium of the Jewish communities of the Eoman Empire that it reached the pagan world.

These Jewish colonies dated back to the time of Alexander's successors.^ The Seleucidae and the Ptolemies, who did so much to Hellenise the East, were not less successful in their efforts to force Judaism beyond its national limits. These two objects were subsidiary to each other. The new towns which were springing up throughout

* See Mommsen, Bdm. Gesclmlde, vol. v. p. 489, ei seq.; Scbiirer, Gesch, des Jud. Volkes, vol. ii. p. 493.

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Contents (93 sections)

  1. Opening
  2. Title page
  3. Author's Preface
  4. Translator's Preface
  5. Translator's Preface to the Second Edition
  6. Translator's Preface to the Third Edition
  7. Translator's Preface to the Fourth Edition
  8. Publisher's Note to Fifth Edition
  9. Table of Contents
  10. The Mass in the East
  11. The Two Liturgical Uses of the Latin West
  12. Liturgical Formularies and Books
  13. Ancient Books of the Latin Rite
  14. The Christian Festivals
  15. Ceremonies of Christian Initiation
  16. The Dedication of Churches
  17. The Consecration of Virgins
  18. Chapter X
  19. Chapter X (continued)
  20. Chapter X (continued)
  21. Chapter X (continued)
  22. Chapter X (continued)
  23. Chapter X (continued)
  24. Chapter II
  25. Chapter II (continued)
  26. Chapter III
  27. Chapter III (continued)
  28. Liturgical Formularies and Books
  29. Liturgical Formularies and Books (continued)
  30. Liturgical Formularies and Books (continued)
  31. Liturgical Formularies and Books (continued)
  32. Books of the Latin Rite
  33. Books of the Latin Rite (continued)
  34. Books of the Latin Rite (continued)
  35. Books of the Latin Rite (continued)
  36. Books of the Latin Rite (continued)
  37. Collectio Post Nomina
  38. Collectio Ad Pacem
  39. Chapter VIII
  40. Chapter VIII (continued)
  41. Chapter VIII (continued)
  42. Chapter VIII (continued)
  43. Chapter VIII (continued)
  44. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  45. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  46. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  47. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  48. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  49. Council of Gerona, c. 2. ' Isidore, Be Off., i (continued)
  50. The Consecration of Virgins
  51. The Nuptial Blessing
  52. Chapter XV
  53. Chapter XVI
  54. The Roman Ordines
  55. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  56. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  57. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  58. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  59. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  60. The Roman Ordines (continued)
  61. The Roman Ordo for the Three Days Before Easter
  62. Roman Ordo for End of Holy Week
  63. The Dedication Ritual According to the Use of the Bishop
  64. Metz Dedication Ritual
  65. Order of the Offices at Jerusalem Towards the End of the Fourth Century
  66. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae)
  67. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  68. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  69. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  70. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  71. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  72. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  73. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  74. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  75. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  76. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  77. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  78. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  79. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  80. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  81. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  82. Peregrinatio Etheriae (Silviae) (continued)
  83. The Exultet of Bari
  84. The Exultet of Bari (continued)
  85. Translator's Note to Page
  86. English Translation of the Portion of the Peregrinatio Etheriae, in the
  87. Pilgrimage of Etheria (Silvia)
  88. Pilgrimage of Etheria (Silvia) (continued)
  89. Index
  90. Index (continued)
  91. Index (continued)
  92. Index (continued)
  93. Index (continued)

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Louis Duchesne (translation 1919). Duchesne: Christian Worship, Its Origin and Evolution (M. L. McClure, Trans.). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/christianworship00duchuoft

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