How 'The First Christian Hymnal' Is Causing Scholars To Rethink Church History
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 74 mins
Many Protestant scholars consider petitions and praises to saints in the liturgy to be a slow development that doesn't flower until the middle ages. However, the First Christian Hymnal (Jerusalem Chantbook) dated to the 300s AD is causing scholars to rethink this history.
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