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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Main Author: De Bruyn, Theodore (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2006
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-109
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