New Testament Christological Hymns - Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance

We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Matthew Gordley takes a new look at didactic hymns in the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the early church, considering how they might function in the New Testament and what they could tell us about early Christian worship.

About the author

Matthew E. Gordley (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is dean of the College of Learning and Innovation at Carlow University and previously taught at Regent University. He is the author of The Colossian Hymn in Context and Teaching through Song in Antiquity.

Summary

We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Matthew Gordley takes a new look at didactic hymns in the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the early church, considering how they might function in the New Testament and what they could tell us about early Christian worship.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew E Gordley, Matthew E. Gordley, GORDLEY MATTHEW E
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780830852093
• ISBN: 978-0-8308-5209-3
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 449 g
• Series: No Series Linked
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology