Jewish and Christian Liturgy and Worship (Jewish and Christian Perspectives)

Jewish and Christian Liturgy and Worship: New Insights into its History and Interaction......Page 4
Contents\r......Page 6
Part I: Introduction......Page 10
Albert Gerhards and Clemens Leonhard: Introduction......Page 12
Literature......Page 15
1 A Biographical Sketch......Page 16
2 Judaism does Have Theology—Petuchowski as an Academic Theologian......Page 23
3 Judaism as a Liturgical Religion—Petuchowski as Scholar of the Liturgy......Page 25
4 The Ecumenist......Page 28
Literature......Page 33
Introduction......Page 36
On the State of Research......Page 38
The Sanctus in the Roman Tradition......Page 39
On the Concept of Heaven and Earth Praising God together in Jewish and Christian Sources......Page 41
The Ambivalence of the Relationship between ‘Heavenly’ and ‘Earthly’ Liturgy as a Theological Problem......Page 45
The Consequences for the Historical Exploration of Liturgy within the Boundaries of Interreligious Dialogue......Page 47
Literature......Page 48
Part II: Liturgical Poetry......Page 50
Introduction......Page 52
Earlier Findings......Page 53
Scholarly Controversy......Page 54
Qumran and Ben Sira......Page 55
Shema......Page 56
Biblical Texts......Page 57
Jerusalem......Page 58
Restoration......Page 59
Physical Medium......Page 60
Maimonides and Son......Page 61
In Truth......Page 62
Genizah Texts of Al Ha-Nissim......Page 63
Aramaic Poem......Page 64
Conclusions......Page 66
Literature......Page 69
Prayer in Hebrew......Page 72
Rabbinic Statutory Prayers......Page 74
Prayers Concatenating Biblical Verses......Page 78
Literature......Page 88
Table A. Avot......Page 90
Table B. Yehi Khavod......Page 92
Table C. Va’anaḥnu Lo Neda (Taḥanun)......Page 93
Table D. An Ashrei Florilegium......Page 94
Table E. A Karaite Prayer from the Sabbath Morning Liturgy......Page 95
Elisabeth Hollender: Parashat \'Asser Te\'asser\' in Piyyut and Piyyut Commentary......Page 100
Literature......Page 115
Avi Shmidman: Developments within the Statutory Text of the Birkat ha-Mazon in Light of its Poetic Counterparts......Page 118
I. Categorizing BIRKAT HA-MAZON Texts......Page 119
II. Biblical Prooftexts......Page 121
III. The Covenant Phrase......Page 127
IV. Chronological Perspectives......Page 130
Literature......Page 134
1. The Bible and its Epigones......Page 136
2. The Palestinian Liturgy for the Ninth of Avand the Hebrew Piyyut......Page 139
3. The JPA Poems for the Ninth of Av......Page 143
4. The Hebrew and Aramaic Traditions Compared......Page 146
Literature......Page 151
Appendix......Page 152
Introduction......Page 154
1 Proof that Nineteen Couplets have been Interpolated in Amar’s Base Text......Page 155
2 Proof that Eleven Couplets in Section 1 (c. 7–9, 15–17, 24, 26–29) are Spurious......Page 157
3 Gaps on the Page as an Explanation for the Accumulation of Glosses......Page 161
Literature......Page 163
Homily on Saint Ephraim by Jacob the Doctor......Page 165
Part III:  Theology and History......Page 176
1 On the Scope of Systematic Liturgical Studies......Page 178
2 The Theological Location of Christian Liturgy in the Biblical and Jewish Faith as Exemplified by the Eucharist......Page 181
3 Incidental Remark: The Significance of Nostra Aetate 4 for Liturgical Studies......Page 183
4 Theology In and From the Liturgy......Page 185
5 Outlook......Page 189
Bibliography......Page 191
1. What is known about the Ethiopian anaphoras?......Page 194
2. Open questions concerning the origin of the Anaphora of the Apostles and actual questions in our work......Page 196
II. The Ethiopic Anaphora of the Apostles and Its Sources......Page 198
1. Enlargement and modification of the source text: the case of the epiclesis......Page 199
2. An insertion of Coptic origin: the diptychs and intercessions......Page 203
3. Influence of the Coptic Anaphora of St. Cyril: the Ante-Sanctus......Page 205
4. Conflation of two sources: the doxology......Page 207
5. External influences on the manuscript tradition of the Anaphora of the Apostles......Page 208
III. Conclusion: Literality Precedes Orality......Page 211
Literature......Page 212
1.1 Methodological problems......Page 216
1.2 The changed state of research......Page 217
2.1 Origen’s restraint in explicit statements about the liturgical performance......Page 218
2.2 The shape of the celebration of the Eucharist assumed by Origen......Page 219
2.3 Origen and the Eucharistic Prayer......Page 224
3 Conclusion: Origen and the Transition to the Liturgy of the Imperial Era......Page 231
Literature......Page 232
Wolfram Kinzig: The Creed in the Liturgy: Prayer or Hymn?......Page 238
1 The interrogative creed as an element of baptism......Page 241
2 The declaratory creed in the preparation for baptism......Page 242
3 The creed in the Liturgy of the Eucharist......Page 243
II......Page 252
Literature......Page 253
Part  IV:  Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity......Page 256
Uri Ehrlich: The Ancestors\' Prayers for the Salvation of Israel in Early Rabbinic Thought......Page 258
Literature......Page 264
Marcel Poorthuis: King Solomon and Psalms 72 and 24 in the Debate Between Jews and Christians......Page 266
1 The Context of Justin’s Dealing with Psalm 72......Page 268
2 Jewish Interpretations of Psalm 72 Before Justin and Trypho......Page 271
3 Jewish Interpretations of Psalm 72 after Justin......Page 274
Solomon as equal to Christ (elaborating no. 2 above)......Page 276
Jewish Messianic Interpretations of Psalm 72......Page 278
4 Solomon and Christ in Psalm 24......Page 281
Conclusion......Page 285
Literature......Page 286
Daniel Stökl-Ben Ezra: Parody and Polemics on Pentecost: Talmud Yerushalmi Pesaḥim on Acts 2?......Page 288
A) Jewish and Christian Views on Pentecost as Recorded by the Church Fathers......Page 291
B) An Ancient List of Festivals in Toledot Yeshu......Page 293
C) A Parody/Polemic on Pentecost in the Yerushalmi......Page 295
Literature......Page 301
Introduction......Page 304
The Development of a New Paradigm for the Study of the Early Christian Eucharist and the Selection of Sources......Page 306
The Jewish Roots Theory Reconsidered......Page 309
The Symposium Theory Assessed......Page 312
Final Remarks: the Christian Appropriation of Jewish and Greco-Roman Traditions......Page 313
Literature......Page 315
Clemens Leonhard: Blessings over Wine and Bread in Judaism and Christian Eucharistic Prayers. Two Independent Traditions......Page 318
Literature......Page 335
Index of Names......Page 336
Index of Subjects......Page 340