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On the apostolic tradition / Hippolytus ; an English version with introduction and commentary by Alistair Stewart-Sykes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press Popular patristics series ; no. 54.Publication details: Yonkers, N.Y. : St Vladimir's Seminary Press, c2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 278 p. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780881415209
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR65.H84 T7313 2015
Contents:
Apostolic tradition -- The establishment of a monepiscopate at Rome -- The discovery and identification of Apostolic Tradition -- The title of Apostolic Tradition -- The "authorship" of Apostolic Tradition -- The conclusions to Apostolic Tradition -- The contents and arrangement of Apostolic Tradition -- The scholastic church of the Hippolytean community and its church order -- The text of Apostolic Tradition -- A summary of conclusions -- English version of Apostolic Tradition and commentary -- Appendix : The Hippolytean Homily on the Psalms. A summary of conclusions.
Summary: Apostolic Tradition, as this text is best known, was identified in the early twentieth century as the work of Hippolytus, a Christian leader from third-century Rome. The text provides liturgical information of great antiquity, and as such has been massively influential on liturgical study and reform, especially in Western churches. The second edition of this crucial liturgical document continues Fr Stewart's
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Includes Bibliography and indexes

Apostolic tradition --
The establishment of a monepiscopate at Rome --
The discovery and identification of Apostolic Tradition --
The title of Apostolic Tradition --
The "authorship" of Apostolic Tradition --
The conclusions to Apostolic Tradition --
The contents and arrangement of Apostolic Tradition --
The scholastic church of the Hippolytean community and its church order --
The text of Apostolic Tradition --
A summary of conclusions --
English version of Apostolic Tradition and commentary --
Appendix : The Hippolytean Homily on the Psalms.
A summary of conclusions.

Apostolic Tradition, as this text is best known, was identified in the early twentieth century as the work of Hippolytus, a Christian leader from third-century Rome. The text provides liturgical information of great antiquity, and as such has been massively influential on liturgical study and reform, especially in Western churches. The second edition of this crucial liturgical document continues Fr Stewart's