Studies in Early Christology by Martin Hengel

Author:Martin Hengel [Hengel, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, History, Christianity
ISBN: 9780567292919
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Amazon: 0567292916
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Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1998-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

ὑμνήσατε τὸν πατέρα οἱ ἅγιοι

ᾄσατε τῇ μητρὶ παρθένοι

ὑμνοῡμεν ὑπερυψοῦμεν ἅγιοι

ὑψώθητε νύμφαι καὶ νυμφίοι

ὅτι ηεὕρατε τὸν νυμφίον ὑμῶυ Χριστόν

εἰς οἶνον πίετε νύμφαι καὶ νυμφίοι …

According to the editor, O. Perler, the text was written by Melito and is a hymn-like dialogue which was sung antiphonally at the Quartodecimal Easter vigil. In contrast to the text from the Acts of Thomas (see above, n. 38) not the σοφία but rather the Church is designated as ‘mother’.85

There remains Justin. The christologically interpreted psalter is central.86 His choice of words demonstrates that: ψαλμός appears thirty-four times, ὕμνος by contrast only three times, specifically once as a quote of Ps. 72:20 (dial. 34.6) and once of Isa. 42:10 (65.5). Only once (apol. 13.2) is it placed in relation to the praise of God in worship.87 Similarly ᾆσμα: It appears twice as a quote of Ps. 95:1: Ἄισατε τῷ κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν (dial. 73.3; 74.2). Any indication of ‘new songs’ are not to be found. That may depend on the scholastic form of argumentation in the Dialogus. It is at the same time characteristic of the prosaic character of the author. A text that is attributed to him and that is preserved by Eusebius has the title ψάλτης ‘the psalm-singer’; its content is, however, entirely unknown.88

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