The Heavenly Banquet
Understanding the Divine Liturgy
Description
The Heavenly Banquet is more than a liturgical commentary. With an abundance of copiously documented biblical citations and rich patristic references, the Divine Liturgy is explained line by line, word by word. This book unhesitatingly answers all kinds of complex liturgical, social, and theological questions.
In depth, yet easy to follow, written in simple, understandable language, this book will aid Catechists and instructors who can draw from its abundant material for presentation and discussion. This book will be of great benefit to any Orthodox Christian who wants to obtain a better understanding of the Divine Liturgy.
The richness and the depth of the subjects treated herein make The Heavenly Banquet a treasure.
Content Features
- 80 Special Topic Studies (40 “Mini Studies” & 40 “A Word About…” studies)
- A self-contained extensive Introduction
- The complete Divine Liturgy text, indexed for quick reference
- Thorough, detailed Index of words and names
- Color-coded Index of all Biblical citations
- Parallel Biblical accounts of the institution of the Eucharist
- The complete Anaphora from the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
- 1281 footnotes
- 305 bibliographical sources
* Note: The current binding for this book is not smythe-sewn, as mentioned in this video, and we also now offer a softcover version.
Read an interview for Come Receive the Light with Fr. Chris Metropoulos and the author of The Heavenly Banquet, Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis.
