3. StriKture. —The doxologies of the NT consist of three main parts.
(a) The Person to whom praise is given. This is, as we have seen, most frequently God the Father, though Jesus Christ is associated with Him. Attributes are often added, usually to emphasize the Divine blessing which has oc- casioned the praise. In Eph 3-"'' ", e.g. a clause descriptive of the power of the Almighty serves to justify the Apostle's prayer for strength on behalf of his readers. See Ro 16", 1 Ti 1" 6'^ 2 P 3'8, Jude "-*■ ■■^, Rev P- « 5'^
{/)) The second term is almost invariably 56|a ('glory'), either alone or with some significant addition (Ep 3^'), the chief exceptions being 1 Ti 6'" (' honour and power '), 1 P 5" (' the dominion '). The amplitude of the doxologies in the Apocalypse deserves attention, the praise being threefold (4" 19'), fourfold (5"), or sevenfold in its perfection (7'2). This full-voiced glory offered to the Lamb (5'^) in this book of Hebrew cast, shows how thoroughly it was the belief of the circle from which it issued that Jesus transcended every created being.
(c) The third integral part of the doxology in its simplest form is eU rods aldms (' unto the ages'), which denotes the eternity of the sovereign rule of the Lord. Before the mind of the Apostolic writers, however, the future rolls out in a series of a?ons, so that the normal form is expanded very frequently into ets rodt aidvai tQv aluvuiv, in order to cover all possible periods of time (Gal \\ Ph 4»', 1 Ti 1", ■> Ti 4'8, He 13-', 1 P 4", Rev 5'^ 7'"-. See also Eph 32', 2 P 3'8, Jude ■^).
The conclusion of all doxologies except 2 P 3'* is
i. The Doxology in the LorcTs Prayer (Mt 6").— It can no longer be doubted that this was not a part of the prayer as it stood originally in Matthew. The uncial evidence is very weak (LAS), and the variations in the early versions are numerous (Syr™' omits ' and the power ' ; the Sinaitic is defective, and the old Latin (k) and the Sahidic differ from each other and from the Syriac). The form found in the Didache (viii. 2, x. 5) ultimately developed into the full expression ('the kingdom and the power and the glory'), whicli probably passed into the Syrian text from the liturgical usage of the Syrian Church. (See Hort's Notes on S,7. I I;.'i7,n.i:. 1.. !)). of this tinal iloxology the oriji' I -r.. in.iy have been 1 Ch 29", which sli,i|> ir ^ iii-nLTMc Usage iwnl tliercby that of the Cliii-ti;iii Church. No Jewish benediction was complete without reference to 'the kingdom' of Jehovah. ' It calls attention to this that He to whom the kingdom belongs, also has the power to hear the prayer which primarily has in view the
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establishing of that kingdom, and that He is tliere- fore to be praised for ever ' (Weiss). See, further, art. Lord's Prayer.
S. The Angelic Hymn (Lk S"), in its longer and less correct text, gave rise to the Gloria in Excdsis (Apost. Const. VII. il). The Doxologia Minor {'G\ory be to the Father,' etc.) may possibly be traced back to Mt 28'", but there is no other sign of it in the NT. However, to follow the fortunes of these doxologies would carry us beyond our limits. (See Smith's Dictionary of Christian Antiquities).
Lord's Prayer in the Early Church ; Westoott, Epistle Hebrews, Add. Note ' Apostolic Doxologies.'
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DRAUGHT OF FISHES. -A twice repeated miracle: (1) at the beginning of the Lord's ministry, (2) after tlie Resurrection. The main points are similar, but ditl'erences in the details have always been considered important and sig- nificant.
1. Lk 5'"". At the Lake of Gennesaret, Jesus, after teaching from Peter's boat, bids him put out and let down tlie nets for a draught. He and his companions have toiled all the night witliout success, but obey, and enclose a great multitude of fishes, so that the nets are in danger of breaking. With the aid of their partners they fill the boats, which begin to sink. Peter, who some time before had been brought to Jesus by his brother Andrew (Jn 1") and had followed Him as His disciple (Mt 4'8, Mk 1"*), now begs Jesus to depart from him for he is ' a sinful man ' [the vision of the Divine is the revelation of man's sin], but on a repeated com- mand leaves all and follows Jesus.
2. Jn 21'''''. Some daj's or weeks after the Resurrection, when the Apostles liave returned to their work as Galikean fishermen, after a night of fruitless labour, when they are drawing near the shore, an unrecognized voice hails them, asking if they have anything to sell for food. On their answering in the negative, they are advised to cast the net on the right side of the ship. Having done so, they are not able to draw the net for the multi- tude of fishes. Instinctively Jolm recognizes the Lord, and tells Peter, who at once swims to land. On drawing the net, tlie number of ' great fishes ' is found to be 153, yet the net is not broken. None of the disciples has any doubt that ' it is the Lord.'