Matthew David Wiseman is a Ph.D. student in Hebrew Bible at the University of Saint Andrews, working on a dissertation in the linguistics of Hebrew poetry. A native a Midland, Texas, Matthew was raised in restorationist movements before joining the ACNA in college. He holds a B.A. in Linguistics from Baylor and an M.A. in Religion from Duke, where he met his wife Caroline. They currently reside in Scotland.
Then likewise he shall say, O Lord, open thou our lips Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy praise. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Minister. Praise ye the…
If I’m perfectly honest, the General Confession is possibly the single greatest reason that I prefer the 1928 Book to the 1979 Book. And I will get into why that is a little further on. In his Rule, St. Benedict lists twelve steps on the topsy-turvy ladder of humility (chapter seven). The first of these…
So, a while back I embarked on a project to talk through the Eucharistic Liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer, but I quickly abandoned it. I’m not even going to link to it. I was trying to go through systematically, with some theological and historical rigor. What I realized is that projects like that…
