Tag Archives: Hymns

An Early Christian Eucharistic Hymn Fragment (and a video!)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Last year, I ran across an interesting essay in ZAC (Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum) by Thomas Scott Caulley that discussed a fragment of an early Christian hymn in P.Bodmer XII. The hymn followed Melito of Sardis’ Paschal Homily in the … Continue reading →

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Greek Version of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

I’m the kind of person who finds myself singing Christmas carols in the middle of 110-degree heat in August. I don’t condone this sort of behavior; it just happens. I especially love advent hymns that capture some of the rich … Continue reading →

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