๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก
Abstract: This paper explores the theological and cultural significance of dance in Old Testament worship and investigates the reasons for its absence in the practices of the early Church. While dance was a prominent expression of joy and worship in ancient Israel, the early Christian community chose different forms of worship rooted in apostolic teaching, synagogue traditions, and cultural sensitivities in the Greco-Roman world. Introduction Worship practices in the Bible demonstrate a wide spectrum of human expression. Among these, dance emerges as a notable form of worship in the Old Testament, signifying joy, victory, and celebration before the Lord. However, by the time of the New Testament and the formation of the early Church, dance is conspicuously absent from Christian worship practices. This paper seeks to examine this transition and provide theological and historical reasons for this divergence. I. Dance in the Old Testament: A Biblical Expression of Worship D...