Canon

Definition

The latest form of Byzantine liturgical poetry, shaped in the 8th-9th centuries; a chain of Old Testament canticles interwoven with Christian hymns, normally of nine odes, each consisting of an irmos, troparia and a katavasia

Episodes

• 055 — Liturgics — 2. Sacred and non-sacred Textbooks. Hymnology
• 058 — Liturgics — Further reading
• 180 — Liturgics — 8. The Matins
• 204 — New Testament — Topic 1

Related Concepts

• Acrostichon
• Apostolicity
• Biblical Odes
• Catholic Church
• Hymnography
• Ikos
• Irmos
• Katavasia
• Kontakion
• Matins
• Old Testament
• Scripture
• St Andrew Of Crete

Biblical References

• Psalm 50 — A psalm by Asaph. El, God, the Lord has spoken, and summoned the earth to come from the east and west. From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God has come in splendor. “May our God come and not be silent.”…
• Luke 1:46-55 — And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior, because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed, because…
• Exodus 15:1-19 (Ode of Moses) — * Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song,…*
• Deuteronomy 32:1-43 (second Ode of Moses) — Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth. For I will…
• 1 Kings 2:1-10 (Ode of Hannah/Annas) — When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son: “I am about to die. Be strong and become a man! Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments,…
• Habakkuk 3:1-19 — This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet: Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause…