Lesson 1: Augustine on Worship Flashcards
word in Hebrew for worship that means to “bow down or prostate oneself” or “lay flat on the ground.”
shachah
object of intellect
truth
heart or will
goodness
Greek word for worship that means to “kiss the hand, to fall on the knees, or to “prostate oneself”
proskyneo
Greek renditions of the word for worship
-prokeneuo which means to “pay homage”
-sebazomai which means “to render religious honor”
where does the word worship come from?
old English word “weorþscipe” with the root of it being “worthiness
Paul tells us that our reasonable worship is “_____”
“to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship to God
Worship as:
revering
adoration
veneration
paying homage to
worship of anything or anyone else besides God
Idolatry
St. Augustine teaches us that this is at the center of worship
knowledge of Christ
On what book did St. Augustine state that everyone seeks a happy life and indicates that this can be attained by directing religion and sacred rites to God?
De Civitate Dei: Book X
Augustine then introduced three Greek terms to signify worship:
latreia, threskeia and eusebeia.
as service owed to human beings, it means “service which pertains to the worship of God.”
Latreia
means “more precisely not just any worship but specifically the worship of God.”
Threskeia, or religio
is also the worship of God but is used for duties to parents.
Eusebeia or piety
