Academic Reading
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Jasper, R.C.D. & Cuming, G.J. (1990). "Chapter 6: The Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari." (pp. 39-44). In Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed. 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press. (Personal Library)
The liturgy of Addai and Mari comes from Edessa, in Syria (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 39). Jasper and Cuming recognize the antiquity of the liturgy but do not speculate on an era. The anaphora has been found in use among Nestorian Christians, having been discovered in India as well as Iraq. The liturgy was never adopted in the West. The most basic content of the liturgy may well date to the sixth century. The material was identified through a process of elimination of materials which appeared more recent. There was subsequently some confirmation of the postulated form by discovery of an earlier manuscript (Mar Eshaya) which largely agrees with later versions (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 40). This primitive version largely corresponds to the anaphora of Justin Martyr.
Jasper and Cuming compare Addai and Mari with the Sharar (in a future chapter) which they consider to have a common ancestor (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 40). Neither has an institution narrative. The epiclesis, which may or may not be original, is similar to that of Apostolic Traditions (Jasper & Cuming 1990, pp. 40-41).
After a brief bibliography (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 41), Jasper and Cuming provide an English version of the liturgy.
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Jasper, R.C.D. & Cuming, G.J. (1990). "Chapter 6: The Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari." (pp. 39-44). In Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed. 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press. (Personal Library)
The liturgy of Addai and Mari comes from Edessa, in Syria (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 39). Jasper and Cuming recognize the antiquity of the liturgy but do not speculate on an era. The anaphora has been found in use among Nestorian Christians, having been discovered in India as well as Iraq. The liturgy was never adopted in the West. The most basic content of the liturgy may well date to the sixth century. The material was identified through a process of elimination of materials which appeared more recent. There was subsequently some confirmation of the postulated form by discovery of an earlier manuscript (Mar Eshaya) which largely agrees with later versions (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 40). This primitive version largely corresponds to the anaphora of Justin Martyr.
Jasper and Cuming compare Addai and Mari with the Sharar (in a future chapter) which they consider to have a common ancestor (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 40). Neither has an institution narrative. The epiclesis, which may or may not be original, is similar to that of Apostolic Traditions (Jasper & Cuming 1990, pp. 40-41).
After a brief bibliography (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 41), Jasper and Cuming provide an English version of the liturgy.
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