<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The doxological character is one of the essential aspects of the Christian worship, taken from the Hebrew divine worship. Thus, the doxological character of many Christian prayers and liturgical hymns represents the foundation and at the same time the key which reveals and explains the theology of the Creation, its mystery and purpose. The role of the Creation is to praise the Creator, as invited conclusively by the last verse of the last canonical Psalm: ”Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” (Ps. 150, 6). We will bring to the forefront of our debate the Great Doxology, one of the first liturgical hymns of the three basic doxological structures (the small, the great and the maximum doxologies) of the Eastern and Western Christian Church.</p></abstract>

The doxological character is one of the essential aspects of the Christian worship, taken from the Hebrew divine worship. Thus, the doxological character of many Christian prayers and liturgical hymns represents the foundation and at the same time the key which reveals and explains the theology of the Creation, its mystery and purpose. The role of the Creation is to praise the Creator, as invited conclusively by the last verse of the last canonical Psalm: ”Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” (Ps. 150, 6). We will bring to the forefront of our debate the Great Doxology, one of the first liturgical hymns of the three basic doxological structures (the small, the great and the maximum doxologies) of the Eastern and Western Christian Church.

One of the First Liturgical Hymns of the Eastern and Western Christian Church: the Great Doxology – Gloria in excelsis Deo

George Diaconu, PhD, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Address: Aleea Mioriţei, Nr. 2, Bl. 5, A, Ap.6, 240226, Râmnicu Valcea, Romania

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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From the Beginning until its Liturgical Crystallisation

The doxological character is one of the essential aspects of the Christian worship, taken from the Hebrew divine worship. Thus, the doxological character of...

One of the First Liturgical Hymns of the Eastern and Western Christian Church: the Great Doxology – Gloria in excelsis Deo

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 313 - 335

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0027

Keywords
the Great Doxology (), Gloria in excelsis Deo, liturgical forms, epigraphic and archaeological testimonies, sources

© 2015 George Diaconu, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

One of the First Liturgical Hymns of the Eastern and Western Christian Church: the Great Doxology – Gloria in excelsis Deo

Published Online: Jan 06, 2016

Page range: 313 - 335

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0027

Keywordsthe Great Doxology (), Gloria in excelsis Deo, liturgical forms, epigraphic and archaeological testimonies, sources

© 2015 George Diaconu, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
the Great Doxology (), Gloria in excelsis Deo, liturgical forms, epigraphic and archaeological testimonies, sources