The Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship (The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Volume 1)

The first volume, The Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship, includes an introduction to the Hebrew and Greek vocabulary (translated) of worship as well as a general survey of such theological themes as covenant, sacrifice, the numinous, the names of God, words of praise, and biblical symbolism in worship. It also examines the history of biblical worship from the Patriarchs through the early church and features special studies of the tabernacle, the tample, and the institutions and theology of early Christian worship. The relevance of the history and institutions of worship for today's church is featured through an analysis of the biblical origin of all aspects of Christian worship with special attention paid to the call to worship, invocations and prayer, preaching, communion, benedictions, sacraments, ordinances, and sacred actions of worship. Other topics include music and the arts in biblical worship, analyses of the Old Testament festivals Passover and Day of Atonement, the Jewish roots of the Christmas and Easter cycles, and the Psalms in Hebrew and Christian worship.