RT Article
T1 Christmas in May?: The Early Jerusalem Commemoration of the Birth of Christ
JF Scrinium
VO 19
IS 1
SP 328
OP 346
A1 Ray, Walter D.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1877246018
AB This article re-examines evidence collected by Bernard Botte for a commemoration of the birth of Christ in the middle of May in the early Jerusalem liturgical calendar, focusing especially on the mid-May commemoration of the Infants Slain by Herod in the Armenian lectionary. It finds the case for such a commemoration to be strong and suggests a possible connection with Pentecost and the date for the birth of Isaac in the Book of Jubilees. It adds to the evidence the commemoration of Mary Theotokos on August 15 in the Armenian lectionary.
K1 Nativity of Christ
K1 Liturgical Year
K1 Jerusalem liturgy
DO 10.1163/18177565-bja10080