《大秦景教大聖通真歸法讚》 ——一首反映唐代景教敬拜禮儀的詩歌/彭滿圓

彭滿圓

撮要

東方教會的禮儀有長遠的歷史傳統,當該會的傳教士在唐代將福音傳到中國,其後在中國自稱為「景教」,他們同時將東敘利亞的敬拜禮儀傳帶到中國,本文的寫作主要劃分為三個部分,第一部分是關乎唐代景教敬拜禮儀與詩歌的概況;第二部分以漢語景教文獻中的《大秦景教大聖通真歸法讚》,為主要的研究對象,分別從不同角度對該寫本進行分析;第三部分則進行一個新的嘗試,就是按照東方教會敬拜禮儀的詩歌特點,將《大秦景教大聖通真歸法讚》重新配上曲調,譜寫成為一首可以唱頌的讚美詩。

ABSTRACT

The liturgy of the Church of the East has long historical tradition. When the missionaries preached the gospel in China during the Tang Dynasty, they called their religion as Jingjiao . They also introduced the East Syriac liturgy to China. This paper consists of three main parts. The first part is studying the liturgy and the hymns of Jingjiao during the Tang Dynasty. The second part is focused to analysis Daqin Jingjiao Dasheng tongzhen guifa zan 《大秦景教大聖通真歸法讚》which is related to the liturgy of Jingjiao . The third part is an attempt to compose the melody according to the texts of Daqin Jingjiao Dasheng tongzhen guifa zan 《大秦景教大聖通真歸法讚》as a hymn which can be sung. 

原載於《建道學刊》51期(2019年1月),頁 77-100。