Final Preparation - From Midterm Flashcards
According to the Lutheran Confessions, the “highest worship” is:
to receive God’s good gifts given in Word and Sacrament.
The narrow sense of the English word “worship” can be problematic in conveying a Lutheran understanding of the Divine Service because:
it describes what man does toward God, but not what God does toward man.
The primary reason Sunday became the chief day of worship for the Early Church was because:
it was the day Jesus rose from the dead.
The editor-in-chief of the first LCMS hymnal and Agende was:
C.F.W. Walther.
The Three-Year Lectionary used in LSB is most directly based on a version of the:
Revised Common Lectionary.
The oldest hymn text in LSB is probably:
“Shepherd of Tender Youth”
The Feasts and Festivals of the sanctoral calendar in LSB:
were often selected based on the die natalis of the saint being remembered.
Martin Luther’s most prolific years for hymn writing were:
1523-24
The Three-year Lectionary in LSB traces its origins to:
The Second Vatican Council.
Which event in the Church Year was first observed annually by the earliest Christians?
The Pascha
Pietism was a movement that:
looked to the Christian’s life for evidence of being a Christian.
Luther’s approach to liturgical reform was primarily:
conservative in nature and centered on justification.
προσκουνέω
to bow down, prostrate oneself.
λατρεία
religious conduct of people in general.
λειτουργία
public official’s discharge of his duties.
ψαλμοί
psalms, probably from the OT.
ὕμνοι
hymns, perhaps NT canticles
ᾠδαί πνευματικαί
perhaps spontaneous hymnic utterances.
The five parts of the classic collect form
Address
Rational
Petition
Benefit
Termination
The two chief liturgical calendars used in LSB to track liturgical time
Sundays & Seasons and Feasts & Festivals
What are the names of the two halves of the Church Year
The first half is the life of Christ.
The second half is the life of the Church of Christ.
What is a ceremony and what is a rite?
A rite is the words and content that is spoken. A ceremony is everything that else other than the words.
What are the two “Great Pillars” of the Church Year, and how far back can we trace each of them?
The Pasca is the first pillar and it is traced back to the beginning of the church.
The incarnation is the second pillar and it is traced back to AD200.
What are the two Biblical texts in the Sanctus?
The texts in the Sanctus are the Angels in Isaiah (Holy, Holy, Holy) and the Triumphant entrance (Palm Sunday reading).
List three New Testament Canticles that we still sing today in either the Divine Service or the Daily Office.
The three New Testament Canticles are the Magnificat, Benedictus, Gloria in Excelsis.
What are the three major “means” that Yahweh used to deliver His gifts to the ancient Israelites?
The three means are Sacrifices, the Tabernacle, and Holy Meal.
What are the three reasons Melanchthon gives in Apology XXI (IX) 4–6 for honoring the saints?
Thanksgiving to God for the examples
strengthening our faith
imitation
Describe the three-fold shape of a service from the Frontier/Revival Worship tradition
The revival worship tradition started with preliminaries, then go to a long sermon, and finally end with the harvest.
What are some of the measures Luther took to reform the Mass.
Luther reformed the mass by returning our focus back to God’s gifts - namely Baptism, Absolution, and the Lord’s Supper. Luther kept traditional elements of the mass, but removed parts about communion as a sacrifice and prayers to the saints.
