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Christ in the Early Christian Hymns Christ in the Early Christian Hymns Daniel Liderbach PAULIST PRESS New York / Mahwah, N J. Acknowledgements The Publisher gratefully acknowledges use of the following materials: English translations of “Ales Dei Nuntius,” “Quicumque Christum Quaeri- tis,” “Salvete Flores Martyrum,” “Audit Tyrannus Anxius” and “O Sola Mag- narum Urbium” from The Hymns of the Breviary and Missal, edited by Dom Matthew Britt, O.S.B., copyright © 1948, Benziger Brothers, New York. Used by permission of Benziger Publishing Company. Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A Used by permission. Cover design by Nick Marked Copyright © 1998 by the Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo¬ copying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system with¬ out permission in writing from the Publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Liderbach, Daniel, 1941 - Christ in the early Christian hymns / by Daniel Liderbach. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8091-3809-3 (alk. paper) 1. Jesus Christ—Natures—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30-600. 2. Hymns, Early Christian—History and criticism. 1. Title. BT212.L53 1998 232'.09'015^c21 98-28762 CIP Published by Paulist Press 997 Macarthur Boulevard Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 www.pauhstpress.com Printed and bound in the United States of America Contents Preface . .vii I. Christology in Worship.1 II. The Significance of Hymns; The Rule of Faith.8 III. Early Hymns—A Preface to a Dialectical Interpretation of the Meaning of Christ Jesus.33 IV. The Pre-Nicaean Hymns Concerning Christ and the Belief Expressed in Those Early Hymns.38 V. The Early Church’s Declarations about Christ in Its Hymns .87 VI. The Development of the Controversies Leading Up to Chalcedon: The Dialectic between Antioch and Alexandria.99 VII. The Need for Tensive Dialectic to Express Mystery.123 Vlll. The Tensive Approach to Christ Jesus.134 Notes.140 Bibliography.145 Index.152 V This book is dedicated to Brian, Susan, Kathleen, Mary, Sharon, Mark, and John, my brothers and sisters, the soil that supports me and the atmosphere that nurtures me. Preface This project was carried out with the assistance of sev¬ eral people whom I want to acknowledge. Lawrence Boadt, my editor at Paulist Press, helped me to sculpt the text. The Society of Jesus made time available to me and provided me with the research tools needed for this work, and for that I express gratitude. Daniel P. Jamros, a specialist in the works of Georg F. W. Hegel, read and critiqued my use of Hegel’s synthetic dialectic. And finally, Jean Campbell kindly proof¬ read the manuscript and assisted me with the index. vii 1 »DK i-.’.1 t ;t5a* : r.r*’ '<fv4 ■■♦< *•'*' *^'■^ ' **'' ’ ' .mi 4 .‘ V*'-'^' **'v-.'v ■ - •iaf I'J ^^w»^;''ia> ,i<’; iV^it ”'-'^ I'.i^T ''*■»''t' >"■>'■ i '< »'t*''>‘7 4‘ ' »'t vUi ■; '• ' %•! ..r '../^ “"*** •’>0 4^ ..■ *"■' f J U' ' ^‘nj ■' •/."/■ 7" '-is' .<'---lJ<fV’ ,^, . ■»'’ ; * .»<»]'<*"* ■"• «•.*• •u'Iax
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