The Theology of the Daily Liturgy

doi:10.1017/9781108233705.005

5 - The Theology of the Daily Liturgy

from Part I - Biblical-Rabbinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2020

Reuven Kimelman

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Steven Kepnes

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Steven Kepnes: Affiliation:
Colgate University, New York

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This essay deals first with individual prayers of the daily liturgy that excel in distinctive theological affirmations followed by that of the Shema Liturgy as a whole. In discerning the theological patterns of the liturgy and the relationship between the whole and the parts, it focuses on the centrality of Divine kingship and the move from individual to community to humanity especially as expressed in hopes for redemption. It concludes with the peculiarities of a post-temple liturgy.

Keywords

Liturgical Theology Creation revelation and redemption Divine kingship Individual-community-humanity Blessing formulary Shema verse

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Theology , pp. 77 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108233705.005 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2020

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