An Analysis of the Ancient Church Fathers on Instrumental Music

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1 An Analysis of the Ancient Church Fathers on Instrumental Music By David VanBrugge As the early church grew out of and confronted the cultures surrounding it, there was a need for discernment and teaching. Many of its members had come from Greek and Roman paganism. Others had come from Judaism and there was variation with what was culturally acceptable. The early church fathers tried to distinguish between what was acceptable musically and what was not.

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