Author: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. Edited by E.L. Cross
Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Year: 1986
Cover: Paperback
Type of Paper:
Weight:
Number of Pages: 132
Format: 7 x 5 in
ISBN: 0-913836-39-7

Description:

These lectures on the Christian Sacraments were delivered in Jerusalem in the mid-fourth century, as an exposition of the rites of Christian initiation -- Baptism, Chrismation and the Eucharist -- for the newly baptized. A rich source of information on the worship of the early Church. With parallel Greek text.

Content:

Table of dates

introduction

The Historical Background

The Arian Controversy

Jerusalem

Pilgrimages

Liturgy

Life of st. cyril

The Catechestical Lectures

St. Cyril's Liturgical Evidence

St. Cyril's Theology

St. Cyril's place in history

manuscripts

Editions

The Authenticity of the Catecheses