THEO 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Scottish Gaelic, Celtic Christianity, Penitential
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A group of related celtic languages characterized by the hard "c" sound in certain words. Irisch, scots gaelic and manx are q-celtic languages. Other terms used for q-celtic are goidelic and gaelic. Psalter a psalter is a volume containing the psalms. that is. the sacred songs that make up the book of. In some christian traditions. especially in monastic contexts. a prescribed selection of psalms are sung seven or eight times a day. along with hymns and readings. as part of what is called the liturgy of the hours. Prosper of aquitaine was a fifth-century christian native of gaul whose chronicle (historical account arranged chronologically) provides information that is very important to the dating of christianity in ireland. Promised land the land which was promised (genesis 15:18. 21) and given by god to abraham and his descendants. Brendan"s promised land of the saints echoes with this promise.