Ebook The Liturgy and Ritual of the Ante-Nicene Church

A chapter has been added dealing with the interesting but difficult question as to how far the worship and ritual of the Christian Church are of Jewish origin, or are modified by Jewish or other non-christian in?uence. It is hoped that from the material accumulated in the following pages, an answer may be found to the important question, 'how far does the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England retain or re?ect primitive usage, both absolutely as regards itself, and relatively, in comparison with the service books of other parts of Christendom?'