Publication Date
2014
School
Center for Academic Support and Advising Services (CASAS); School of Music; School of Religion
Major
Interdisciplinary Studies
Keywords
Jewish, Messianic, Liturgy, Worship, Messianic Jewish, Ethnic Worship, Qualitative Research
Disciplines
History of Christianity | Jewish Studies | Liturgy and Worship | New Religious Movements
Recommended Citation
Ames, Elizabeth, "Messianic Jewish Liturgical Practices" (2014). Senior Honors Theses. 480.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/480
Abstract
This thesis explores the current liturgical practices of mainstream Messianic Judaism in the United States using literary and ethnographic research. It examines the historical, biblical, and theological basis for the worship practices used. The origins of their worship practices are evaluated to ascertain whether they reflect charismatic Christian, Jewish denominational or biblical practice. A combination of literary research and qualitative research are used to define the movement; give a brief but comprehensive history of it; and, finally, explain and examine its worship practices. Leaders of the Messianic movement were interviewed for the qualitative research. The findings revealed that a distinction must be made between the early and current practice, which now primarily reflects an intentional combination of traditional Judaism, charismatic Christianity, and biblical roots.
Included in
History of Christianity Commons, Jewish Studies Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, New Religious Movements Commons
