"Can a case still be made for Egyptian origin of the Canons of Hippolytus? This is the question that Maxwell E. Johnson and Nathan P. Chase focus on in response to the recent translation of and commentary on the Canons of Hippolytus by Alistair Stewart, who claims a Cappadocian origin, with a possibly later Egyptian redaction. In The Origins of the Canons of Hippolytus, the authors look at the relevant canons and argue for an Egyptian origin, supporting the claim that the Canons of Hippolytus remain the earliest derivative document of the Apostolic tradition"--
An analysis of the origin of the Canons of Hippolytus, church orders from the fourth century.
Can a case still be made for Egyptian origin of the Canons of Hippolytus? This is the question that noted scholars Maxwell E. Johnson and Nathan P. Chase focus on in response to the recent translation of and commentary on the Canons of Hippolytus by Alistair Stewart, who claims a Cappadocian origin, with a possibly later Egyptian redaction. In The Origins of the Canons of Hippolytus, the authors look at the relevant canons and argue for an Egyptian origin, though not necessarily Alexandrian. For students and teachers of liturgy, theology, and the early church, this volume provides contemporary research and careful analysis on the origin and relevance of the Canons of Hippolytus, supporting the claim that they remain the earliest derivative document of the Apostolic tradition.
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"In the many iterations of the so-called Apostolic Tradition, the Canons of Hippolytus is an important early example. Drawing on the Ethiopian evidence of the Aksumite Collection, Nathan Chase and Maxwell Johnson present a well-argued and convincing case for accepting Egypt as the sole provenance of this Church Order. This work is crucial for all who study liturgy and ministry in early Christian Egypt." Bryan D. Spinks, Bishop F. Percy Goddard Professor Emeritus of Liturgical Studies and Pastoral Theology, Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School "This work provides us with a significant advance in our understanding and knowledge of an important fourth-century church order, and to some extent of its principal source, the Apostolic Tradition. A substantial introduction is followed by a revised English translation of the text and a comprehensive commentary that takes account of all the relevant parallels in the literature of the period. This will make it invaluable to all those interested in the development of early Christian life." Paul F. Bradshaw, Emeritus Professor of Liturgy, University of Notre Dame "The primary aim of this book is to revisit Alistair C. Stewarts claim about an Asian or Antiochene layer in the Canons of Hippolytus and to argue for the traditional view, that this derivative of the Apostolic Tradition was compiled in Egypt. Nathan P. Chase and Maxwell E. Johnson argue this convincingly, but they also offer the reader much more. They bring us a detailed study of the material proper to the Canons of Hipploytus, and through comparison with an impressive variety of sources, they illuminate several aspects of Egyptian liturgy in the fourth century." Įgnes T. Mihįlykó, St Athanasius Greek Catholic Theological Institute, Hungary Johnson and Chase take an incredibly complex, and often overlooked, integral part of Christian history, and make the text digestible and interesting. Their breakdown and excursus of each canon present the reader with a valuable source in understanding the role of canons in the church broadly speaking, and the individual Canons of Hippolytus. This work serves as an excellent resource to church historians, canon lawyers, liturgists, and apologists alike.
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Contents
Abbreviations ix
Introduction xi
I. The Church Orders xii
II. Comparing The Apostolic Tradition and the Canons of Hippolytus xviii
Commentary
CH §1 Concerning the Holy Faith 3
CH §2 Concerning Bishops 5
CH §3 Prayer over him who becomes Bishop, and Order of the Liturgy 15
CH §4 Concerning the Ordination of Presbyters 21
CH §5 Concerning the Ordination of Deacons 25
CH §7 Concerning the Choice of Reader and of Subdeacon 27
CH §9b [ Concerning . . . the Function of Widows] 29
CH §12 Prohibition of Several Occupations: He who is involved in them is
only to be received after Repentance 31
CH §16 Concerning the Christian who has a Concubine and is Married to
Another 35
CH §17 Concerning the Free Woman: What she [ must] do 37
CH §18 Concerning the Midwives and the Separation of Women from Men during
Prayer:
The Girls are to Veil Their Head; Concerning the Women who
give Birth 41
CH §19 43
19a Concerning the Catechumen who is Killed because of
Witness before Baptism: He is to be Buried with the Martyrs.
Concerning the Catechumens: The Conditions which the
Catechumens are to fulfil during the Baptism and the Exorcism,
the Order of the Liturgy of Baptism, and the
Consecration of the Liturgy of the Body and the Blood
19b
Chapter of the Catechumens
CH §20 Concerning the Fast of Wednesday, of Friday, and of the Forty 53
CH §21 Concerning the Assembly of all the Priests and of the People at the
Church each Day 57
CH §22 Concerning the Week of the Passover of the Jews, During which one
sets aside Joy:
Concerning what one Eats then, and Concerning him who was
Abroad and did not know the Pascha 63
CH §§24/25a 67
24 Concerning the Visit of the Bishop to the Sick: When a
Sick Person has Prayed in Church and has a Home, he is to go there
25a Concerning [ the Appointment of] the Steward of the Sick
by the Bishop . . .
CH §§25b/26/27 71
25b [ . . . Concerning the Times of Prayer] 26 Concerning
the hearing of the Word in Church and Prayer There 27 Concerning
him who does not go to Church, Each Day he is to Read
the ScripturesEach Time you Pray, Wash your Handsand Concerning
the Exhortation to Prayer in the Middle of the Night
and at the Time when the Cock Crows
CH §28 None of the Faithful is to Taste Anything until after having
Partaken of the Mysteries, especially on the Days of Fasting 77
CH §29 Concerning Vigilance over the Altar so that Nothing falls into the
Cup: Nothing is to fall [ into it] by [ the fault of] the
Priests or the Faithful, for Fear that an Evil Spirit
should have Power over it. One is not to say anything behind the Veil, except
in Prayer.
When they have finished communicating the People, all those
who enter into the [ Holy] Place are to recite the Psalms in Place of the
Bells. And
Concerning the Sign of the Cross, and the Dust of the
Sanctuary which is to be thrown into the Stream 81
CH §30 Concerning the Catechumens 85
CH §32 Concerning the Virgins and Widows: They are to Fast and Pray in the
Church. The Clergy are to Fast according to their Choice.
The Bishop is not to be held to the Fast, except with the
Clergy. And concerning a Meal or Supper arranged for the Poor 87
CH §35 Concerning a Deacon present at a Meal in the Absence of a
Presbyter. He is to replace him for the Prayer and the Breaking
of the Bread, for the Blessing but not for the Body.
Concerning the Dismissal of the Widows before Evening 93
CH §36 Concerning the First Fruits of the Earth, the First of their Floors
and their Presses: Oil, Honey, Milk, Wool, and
the Rest which one brings to the Bishop for him to Bless
It 95
CH §37 Concerning the Fact that Every Time the Bishop offers the
Mysteries, the Deacons and the Presbyters are to join [ him],
Clothed in White Garments, more magnificent than [ those of]
all the People: Similarly, the Readers 99
CH §38 Concerning the Night when our Lord was Raised: No one is to Sleep
that Night, and one is to Bathe [ beforehand].
Concerning him who sins after Baptism and Explanation of
that, And the Prohibition of what one ought not [ to do],
and of the Practice of what one ought [ to do] 103
Conclusion 113
Nathan P. Chase (1990-2025) was assistant professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He contributed articles to the field of liturgical studies, including pieces on liturgy in the early Church, initiation, the Eucharist, inculturation, and the Western Non-Roman Rites, particularly the Hispano-Mozarabic tradition. With Maxwell E. Johnson, he co-authored The Apostolic Tradition: Its Origins, Development, and Liturgical Practices (Liturgical Press, 2025), and The Origins of the Canons of Hippolytus (Liturgical Press, 2024). He was the author of The Homiliae Toletanae and the Theology of Lent and Easter (Peeters, 2020) and The Anaphoral Tradition in the Barcelona Papyrus (Brepols, 2023).
Maxwell E. Johnson is emeritus professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and a retired presbyter in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. His numerous publications are on the origins and development of early Christian liturgy, contemporary rites, and current ecumenical and theological questions in both East and West. He is the author and/or editor of more than twenty books and over one hundred essays and articles. He is also a former president of the North American Academy of Liturgy, a member of the Society of Oriental Liturgy, a member of Societas Liturgica, and a member of the scientific advisory board for the journal Ecclesia Orans.
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