Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The Triodion
The Byzantine hymnography was considered a “stumbling stone” of the Jewish–Orthodox Christian dialogue because of the harsh anti-Jewish elements kept in the modern liturgical texts without any revision. This article analyses the often-mentioned texts of the Triodion—the liturgical period before Pasc...
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| description | The Byzantine hymnography was considered a “stumbling stone” of the Jewish–Orthodox Christian dialogue because of the harsh anti-Jewish elements kept in the modern liturgical texts without any revision. This article analyses the often-mentioned texts of the Triodion—the liturgical period before Pascha—using a quantitative approach. The starting point of this research states that we must keep in mind the broader view on the state of the hymnography without labelling the entire Byzantine hymnography as anti-Jewish by looking at some concrete stanzas from Holy Week services. The results demonstrate that we can speak only about very few hymnographical texts containing anti-Jewish elements compared to the entire Triodion. This approach helps us in the Jewish–Christian debates to focus on <i>what</i> exactly are we speaking about, and <i>what</i> precisely those texts are saying. After a short analysis of the content of selected hymns, I propose three concrete categories of hymns that could be more easily approached by either excluding them or transforming them through translation into modern languages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cdef966d195245b8a1add8cb8837080e2024-02-23T15:32:48ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442024-02-0115223710.3390/rel15020237Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The TriodionAlexandru Ioniță0Research Center of Cultural Heritage and Socio-Cultural History, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, RomaniaThe Byzantine hymnography was considered a “stumbling stone” of the Jewish–Orthodox Christian dialogue because of the harsh anti-Jewish elements kept in the modern liturgical texts without any revision. This article analyses the often-mentioned texts of the Triodion—the liturgical period before Pascha—using a quantitative approach. The starting point of this research states that we must keep in mind the broader view on the state of the hymnography without labelling the entire Byzantine hymnography as anti-Jewish by looking at some concrete stanzas from Holy Week services. The results demonstrate that we can speak only about very few hymnographical texts containing anti-Jewish elements compared to the entire Triodion. This approach helps us in the Jewish–Christian debates to focus on <i>what</i> exactly are we speaking about, and <i>what</i> precisely those texts are saying. After a short analysis of the content of selected hymns, I propose three concrete categories of hymns that could be more easily approached by either excluding them or transforming them through translation into modern languages.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/2/237Byzantine hymnographyanti-JudaismJewish–Christian dialogueTriodionliturgical booksliturgical renewal |
| spellingShingle | Alexandru Ioniță Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The Triodion Religions Byzantine hymnography anti-Judaism Jewish–Christian dialogue Triodion liturgical books liturgical renewal |
| title | Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The Triodion |
| title_full | Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The Triodion |
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| title_short | Mapping <i>the Jews</i> in the Byzantine Hymnography: The Triodion |
| title_sort | mapping i the jews i in the byzantine hymnography the triodion |
| topic | Byzantine hymnography anti-Judaism Jewish–Christian dialogue Triodion liturgical books liturgical renewal |
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