Na stronie od 2023-04-01
01/04/2023 r.
The Origins of Anti-Jewish Rhetoric in the Hymns of Good Friday
The oldest-surviving Christian hymns designed exclusively for Holy Week are a set known as the Idiomele. In the modern Orthodox Church, they are sung during the Royal Hours service of Good Friday morning (the final hymn is sung during two additional services). Apart from their antiquity, the most noteworthy feature of these hymns is that they were the first to blame “the Jews” for the death of Christ.