Bygracealone
Puritan Board Sophomore
After thumbing through John Price's work "Old Light on New Worship," I came across some references that would be worth reading: Girardeau's "Instrumental Music in Church Worship" available on line here: Instrumental Music in the Public Worship of the Church. Particularly chapter two where he proves the link between synagogue worship and NT worship.
Also, Hughes Oliphant Old, who is quite respected in this field, also agrees. See his work "Worship: Reformed According to Scripture"
Douglas Bannerman said, "The worship of the apostolic Church at home was just in substance the worship of the Hebrew synagogue or proseucha." [found in his work "The Scripture Doctrine of the Church," p. 361]
I also came across a quote from notable historian Philip Schaff where he says, "As the Christian Church rests historically on the Jewish Church, so Christian worship and the congregational organization rest on that of the synagogue, and cannot be well understood without it." [from "History of the Christian Church," p. 456, see also 461-5]
Also, Hughes Oliphant Old, who is quite respected in this field, also agrees. See his work "Worship: Reformed According to Scripture"
Douglas Bannerman said, "The worship of the apostolic Church at home was just in substance the worship of the Hebrew synagogue or proseucha." [found in his work "The Scripture Doctrine of the Church," p. 361]
I also came across a quote from notable historian Philip Schaff where he says, "As the Christian Church rests historically on the Jewish Church, so Christian worship and the congregational organization rest on that of the synagogue, and cannot be well understood without it." [from "History of the Christian Church," p. 456, see also 461-5]