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Jewish Prayer The Origins of the Christian Liturgy

By Carmine Di Sante , trans. by Matthew J. O’Connell

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Publisher
P. Press
Year
1991
ISBN
0809132079
Language
english
Format
PDF
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9 MB (9583451 bytes)
Pages
\276
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2020-03-13 10:27:30

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Preface...vii Introduction: The Rediscovery of Judaism.1 An Important Turning Point 1 The Voice of Our Origins 3 The Liturgical Universe 4 Jesus and the Jewish Liturgy 6 Chapter 1. The Sources of the Jewish Liturgy.9 I.Information in the New Testament 10 1. The Temple and the Synagogue 10 2. The Sabbath 12 3. Passover and Pentecost 13 4. Huts or Tabernacles 15 5. The Feasts of Dedication (Hanukkah) and Atonement (Yom Kippur) 15 6. The Prayer of Benediction (Berakah) 16 7. The Prayer “Hear, O Israel” (Shema‘ YisTa’eJ] and the Eighteen Benedictions (TefillahJ 18 8. The Our Father 19 II. Sources in the Mishnah 23 1. The Liturgical Tractates of the Mishnah 24 2. The Talmud 26 III. The Siddur or Prayer Book 27 1. The First Official Prayer Books 28 2. Before the Siddurim of Rav Amram Gaon and Rav Saadia Gaon 29 3. Recent Siddurim 30 Chapter 2. The Structure of the Jewish Liturgy.33 I. The Importance and Meaning of the Berakah 34 1. The Parable of the Alphabet 35 2. A Benediction for Everything 38 3. The Berakah for the Torah 39 4. Berakah and Miracle 40 5. Berakah and Awe 41 6. Berakah and Gift 42 7. Berakah and Sharing 44 8. Berakah and Joy 45 9. The Connection Between Berakah and Petition 46 10.The Berakah Formula 48 II. The First Structural Unit: The Shema‘ Yisra’el 49 1. Composition and Origin 49 2. The Supreme Creed of Judaism 52 a) Confession of the Oneness of God 52 b) Acceptance of the “Yoke of the Kingdom of God” 55 cj The Jewish People, Witness to God 56 3. The Three Passages from the Bible 57 a) Obedience and Freedom 58 b) Abundance and Fruitfulness 59 c) The “Signature” of God 61 4. The Morning Benedictions 63 a) The Miracle of Creation 63 b) The Gift of the Torah 66 cj The Yes of Obedience and Fidelity 68 5. The Evening Benedictions 72 a) The Gates of Dawn and Dusk 72 b) The Purpose of Life 74 cj The Fidelity of God 75 dj Prayer for Peaceful Repose 76 III. The Second Structural Unit: The Tefillah 78 1. Three Different Names 78 2. Origin and Structure 81 a) The Principal Historical Testimonies 82 b) The Tefillah on Feast Days and Weekdays 83 c) The Structure of the Tefillah 85 d) Manner of Recitation 87 3. The Text and a Commentary 89 a) The Three Benedictions of Praise 89 b) The Thirteen Intermediate Petitions 94 c) The Three Benedictions of Thanksgiving 103 4. The Birkat ha-minim 107 a) The Rabbinical Source and Its , Interpretation 107 b) Variations in the Text 109 c) Intolerance of Evil 110 IV. The Third Structural Unit: The Qeri’at Torah 112 a) The Tree of Life 113. b) The Qeri’at Torah Three Times Weekly 113 c) Torah, Targum, and Midrash 114 d) The Reading of Scripture in the Synagogue 119 e) Historical Problems 121 f) The Benedictions for the Torah 122 g) Example of a Midrashic Homily 125 Chapter 3. Private and Communal Phases of JewishPrayer.133 I. Benedictions by Individuals 133 1. On Waking in the Morning 134 2. On Retiring in the Evening 137 3. During the Day 138 4. On Special Occasions 139 II. The Domestic Liturgy 141 1. The Birkat ha-mazon 141 a) The Symbolism of Eating 142 b) The Birkat ha-mosi 144 c) The Birkat ha-mazon 145 2. The Feast of Shabbat 150 a) The Image of the Bride 151 b) The Lighting of the Lamps 153 c) The Qiddush 154 d) The Havdalah 157 3. The Passover Seder 159 a) The Structure of the Seder 159 b) From Exodus to Promised Land 161 c) The Four Models of the Human Person 164 d) Dayyenu 166 III. The Liturgy of the Synagogue 169 1. Weekdays 170 a) The Qaddish 171 b) The ‘Alenu 173 2. The Sabbath 175 a) The Gabbalat shabbat 175 b) Nishmat kol hay 178 c) The Reading of the Torah 180 d) The Musa/ 182 3.Special Events 182 a) The Berit-mila 183 b) The Bar miswah 184 c) The Rite of Marriage 185 d) Funerals 186 e) The Admission of Proselytes 188 Chapter 4. The Celebration of Feasts .189 I. The Pilgrimage Feasts 189 1. The Meaning of “Feast” 190 2. The Agricultural Feasts and Their Historicization 192 3. The Feast of Pesah: The Splendor of the Beginnings 195 4. The Feast of Shavu'ot: The Gift of the Firstfruits 197 5. The Feast of Sukkot: The Joy of the Harvest 201 6. Addition of a New Feast Day in the Diaspora 205 II. The Austere Feasts 206 1. Bosh ha-shanah 208 2. Yom kippur 213 III. The Minor Feasts 218 1. Hanukkah 219 2. Purim 221 Conclusion: From Ignorance to Understanding and Cooperation.225 Jewish Liturgy and Christian Liturgy 225 Jews and Christians Pray to the Same God and for the Same Kingdom 228 Notes.233 Indexes.244 1. Author Index 244 2. Subject Index 245 3. Principal Hebrew and Aramaic Terms 247 4. Scripture Index 254

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