The origins of feasts, fasts, and seasons in early Christianity. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul F. Bradshaw and Maxwell E. Johnson.
• Other Names: Bradshaw, Paul F; Johnson, Maxwell E, 1952-
• Contents: Cover; About the Alcuin Club; Title page; Imprint; Memorial; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Sabbath and Sunday; 1. The Lord's day in the Apostolic age?; 2. Continuing traces of the Sabbath in later Christian practice; 3. Sunday in the fourth century; 4. The Christian week: Wednesday and Friday; Easter and Pentecost; 5. The Quartodeciman celebration; 6. The date of the festival; 7. The development of the triduum; 8. Pentecost: the great fifty days; 9. Initiation at Easter; Lent and Holy Week; 10. The emergence of Lent and Holy Week. 11. Three weeks and forty days12. The development of Lent; 13. Calculating the forty days; 14. Holy Week in Jerusalem; Christmas and Epiphany; 15. 25 December: two competing theories; 16. 6 January in the East; 17. 6 January in the West; 18. Advent; Martyrs and other saints; 19. The first martyrs and saints; 20. Mary: devotion and feasts; Search names for modern authors; Search items for ancient authors and subjects.
• Publisher Details: London : SPCK
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 263.909015; Fasts and feasts -- History; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; RELIGION -- Holidays -- Christian; Church history -- Primitive and early church; Fasts and feasts; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780281065974; 0281065977
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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