An Ancient Christian Hymn with Musical Notation

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1786: Text and Commentary

by Charles H. Cosgrove

Book cover: An Ancient Christian Hymn with Musical Notation

Extent: 232 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Religious Studies

Series: Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity

Series volume number: 65

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2011)

ISBN: 9783161509230

Price: $112.00

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In this book, Charles Cosgrove undertakes a comprehensive examination of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1786, an ancient Greek Christian hymn dating to the late third century that offers the most ancient surviving example of a notated Christian melody. The author analyzes the text and music of the hymn, situating it in the context of the Greek literary and hymnic tradition, ancient Greek music, early Christian liturgy and devotion, and the social setting of Oxyrhynchus circa 300 C.E. The broad sweep of the commentary touches the interests of classical philologists, specialists in ancient Greek music, church historians, and students of church music history.

  • By (author) Charles H Cosgrove