Stephen the Martyr (Acts VI-VIII) in the Early Jerusalem Lectionary System

Lectionary and homiletic sources indicate that the Church of Jerusalem commemorated Stephen twice within the same two-week period (26/27 December and 7 January). Few studies have explored the origins of these feasts, the relationship between their appointed readings and the phenomenon of parallel, o...

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Main Author: Mendez, Hugo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2017]
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-39
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Stephanus, Heiliger, Biblische Person / Martyr / Saints / Jerusalem / Saint's day / History 380-450
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCD Hagiography; saints
RC Liturgy
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Summary:Lectionary and homiletic sources indicate that the Church of Jerusalem commemorated Stephen twice within the same two-week period (26/27 December and 7 January). Few studies have explored the origins of these feasts, the relationship between their appointed readings and the phenomenon of parallel, or redundant, feasts in fifth-century Jerusalem. This study will locate the development of these feasts within the struggle of the Church of Jerusalem to develop a local cult of martyrs after the Constantinian settlement.
ISSN:1469-7637
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0022046916001421