P. RYL. III.471: A Baptismal Anointing Formula Used as an Amulet
This essay identifies the inscription on P. Ryl. III.471—‘Holy oil of gladness against every hostile power and for the grafting of your good olive tree of the catholic and apostolic church of God. Amen’—as a pre-immersion formula of anointing that was introduced into Eastern baptismal liturgies in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-109 |
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| Summary: | This essay identifies the inscription on P. Ryl. III.471—‘Holy oil of gladness against every hostile power and for the grafting of your good olive tree of the catholic and apostolic church of God. Amen’—as a pre-immersion formula of anointing that was introduced into Eastern baptismal liturgies in the late fourth century. Each element of the inscription is discussed in the light of the earliest witnesses to this formula in patristic writings and liturgical texts. Certain peculiarities suggest that the writer of the papyrus was drawing on a Coptic liturgical tradition. The papyrus thus provides evidence of the early incorporation of the formula into the baptismal rite in Egypt, as well as evidence of the role of the liturgy and clergy of the church in the provision of amulets. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj089 |