
Walking Where Jesus Walked
Worship in Fourth-Century Jerusalem
Lester Ruth(Author)
Eerdmans (Publisher)
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-0-8028-6476-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. This inaugural volume, Walking Where Jesus Walked, uses vivid descriptions of Jerusalem, its history, its people, and its worship practices to set the stage for a rich selection of primary church documents, presenting readers with a vibrant snapshot of the church at Jerusalem in the fourth century.
Some of the primary materials included here:Select art, artifacts, and architectural drawings
Egeria's Diary: A Pilgrim's Observations of Jerusalem at Worship
The lectionary and communion prayer likely used in Jerusalem
The Liturgy of St. James, historically associated with Jerusalem
Excerpts from the sermons of Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem
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Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
338 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-6476-5 (9780802864765)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lester Ruth (PhD, University of Notre Dame) writes with the goal of appropriating worship history for renewal today, including his latest book on fourth-century Jerusalem, Walking Where Jesus Walked. This appropriation has been his interest since his service as a United Methodist minister in Texas. Currently he is Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School. He also teaches in the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies.