Ecclesiology and the English State Luther and Melanchthon on the Independence of the Church in English Translations of the 1570s

2010 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert von Friedeburg
Keyword(s):  
English Translations ◽  
The Church

Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Galadza
Keyword(s):  
English Translations ◽  
Imperial Capital ◽  
Liturgical Texts ◽  
Sacred Topography ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Church

The church of Jerusalem, the ‘mother of the churches of God’, influenced all Christendom before it underwent multiple captivities between the eighth and thirteenth centuries: first, political subjugation to Arab Islamic forces, then displacement of Greek-praying Christians by crusaders, and, finally, ritual assimilation to fellow Orthodox Byzantines in Constantinople. All three contributed to the phenomenon of the Byzantinization of Jerusalem’s liturgy, but only the last explains how the latter was completely lost and replaced by the liturgy of the imperial capital, Constantinople. The basis of this study is the rediscovered manuscripts of Jerusalem’s liturgical calendar and lectionary. When examined in context, they reveal that the devastating events of the Arab conquest in 638 and the destruction of the Holy Sepulchre in 1009 did not have as detrimental an effect on liturgy as previously held. They confirm that the process of Byzantinization was gradual and locally implemented rather than an imposed element of Byzantine imperial policy or ideology from the church of Constantinople. Originally the city’s worship consisted of reading Scripture and singing hymns at places connected with the life of Christ, so that the link between holy sites and liturgy became a hallmark of Jerusalem’s worship; but the changing sacred topography caused changes in the local liturgical tradition. This book is the first monograph dedicated to the question of the Byzantinization of Jerusalem’s liturgy; it provides for the first time English translations of many liturgical texts and hymns and offers a glimpse of Jerusalem’s lost liturgical and theological tradition.

scholarly journals How it contributes to the interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:8-15

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Reiher
Keyword(s):  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Moral Virtue ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
English Translations ◽  
Timothy 2 ◽  
The Church

An examination of the Greek word <i>sophrosunes</i>, as it appears in 1 Timothy 2:9 and 15 and its implications on interpreting that famous passage of scripture. The word most naturally means to be clear headed and think reasonably. However it is not translated that way in most English translations and it is reduced to the moral virtue of propriety. In failing to translate it more accurately, its contribution to understanding the whole passage, is lost. When translated as clear headed and reasonable, it contributes to the theme that the Apostle Paul wants women in the church to be trained up, to think clearly, and to leave behind mistaken views and irrational beliefs. The implication then, is that once that can be achieved, only then are they in a place to be considered for leadership or teaching roles in the church.

Conversations with the Living and the Dead

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Ashe
Keyword(s):  
Middle English ◽  
Geoffrey Of Monmouth ◽  
King Arthur ◽  
Oral Culture ◽  
Legal Cases ◽  
English Translations ◽  
South English Legendary ◽  
French And English ◽  
The Church ◽  
Over Time

This chapter considers the ways in which ideas permeated and changed society over time, through mechanisms that cannot directly be seen in the literary record. It seeks to adumbrate the vibrant oral culture of the period by tracing the movement of ideas between texts, contexts and audiences, using romances, lyrics, sermons, devotional works, anecdotes and proverbs, and accounts of legal cases. Extended discussions are offered of the figure of King Arthur in the Latin of Geoffrey of Monmouth, French of Wace, and English of Laȝamon; the Marian lament at the Passion, in Latin and its French and later English translations; the early Middle English religious lyric; the Mirror of the Church in Latin, French, and English; the South English Legendary, and several other texts.

scholarly journals How it contributes to the interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:8-15

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Reiher
Keyword(s):  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Moral Virtue ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
English Translations ◽  
Timothy 2 ◽  
The Church

An examination of the Greek word <i>sophrosunes</i>, as it appears in 1 Timothy 2:9 and 15 and its implications on interpreting that famous passage of scripture. The word most naturally means to be clear headed and think reasonably. However it is not translated that way in most English translations and it is reduced to the moral virtue of propriety. In failing to translate it more accurately, its contribution to understanding the whole passage, is lost. When translated as clear headed and reasonable, it contributes to the theme that the Apostle Paul wants women in the church to be trained up, to think clearly, and to leave behind mistaken views and irrational beliefs. The implication then, is that once that can be achieved, only then are they in a place to be considered for leadership or teaching roles in the church.

scholarly journals TOO MANY TO CHOSE FROM? THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION CONTROVERSY

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
LANE KEISTER
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
English Translation ◽  
English Translations ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Individual Use ◽  
The Church

There are too many English translations in existence, but the church need not limit herself to just one. Five or six translations would all be appropriate for the church to use, either for worship or individual use. This article examines four preliminary issues: the New Testament text-critical issues underlying various translations, the various translation philosophies, the literary characteristics of good English, and gender inclusivity in translation. Then follows an examination of various translations, with an eye towards churchly and individual use.

Priests and Bishops in Bede's Ecclesiology: the use of sacerdos in the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum

Ecclesiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-93
Author(s):  
Benjamin Thomas
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
English Translations ◽  
Historia Ecclesiastica ◽  
The Church ◽  
Careful Investigation ◽  
Historical Nature

AbstractAs the earliest historian of the Church in England, Bede's presentation of the English Church exercises a wide influence on the self-understanding of the Anglican Communion. This understanding, especially with respect to the historical nature of the episcopal and the presbyteral orders of ministry, is not always clear even in the best English translations, particularly in the rendering of the word sacerdos which can be correctly translated as both 'priest' and 'bishop'. Although Bede apparently supports a three-fold ordered ministry, a careful investigation of the use of sacerdos in his History suggests that he is willing to treat priests and bishops as colleagues and equals in certain contexts, including the sacramental ministry, the evangelistic mission, and the synodical counsels of the Church. This equality does not mean that Bede sees the two orders as essentially the same, rather that in their overlapping areas of responsibility the two orders, bishops and priests, are functionally equivalent.

Spiritual Healing, Sick Kids and the Law: Inequities in the American Healthcare System

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 269-299
Author(s):  
Janna C. Merrick
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Spiritual Healing ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Divine Love ◽  
Religious Minority ◽  
Human Need ◽  
East End ◽  
The Church

Main Street in Sarasota, Florida. A high-tech medical arts building rises from the east end, the county's historic three-story courthouse is two blocks to the west and sandwiched in between is the First Church of Christ, Scientist. A verse inscribed on the wall behind the pulpit of the church reads: “Divine Love Always Has Met and Always Will Meet Every Human Need.” This is the church where William and Christine Hermanson worshipped. It is just a few steps away from the courthouse where they were convicted of child abuse and third-degree murder for failing to provide conventional medical care for their seven-year-old daughter.This Article is about the intersection of “divine love” and “the best interests of the child.” It is about a pluralistic society where the dominant culture reveres medical science, but where a religious minority shuns and perhaps fears that same medical science. It is also about the struggle among different religious interests to define the legal rights of the citizenry.

Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Resource Mobilisation ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

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