“Baptism, its symbolism, and its place in the economy of redemption have always been a a matter of extreme interest to theologians, liturgists, and all members of Christ’s Body. No part of the Church Militant can remain indifferent to any knowledge, new or old, of the sacrament of regeneration; when some new knowledge emerges from the obscurity of nearly sixteen centuries, the entire Church must leap for joy. The recent discovery of a MS. in a monastery on Mount Athos in Greece gives occasion for such joy because, among other things, this MS. contains a complete series of eight instructions on baptism given by St. John Chrysostom, probably at Antioch, about 390 A.D.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Life Stavronikita 6 Chrysostom’s Catechetical Homilies The Series of Montfaucon The Papadopoulos-Kerameus Series The Stavronikita Series Authenticity Antioch 390 (?) TEXT The First Instruction (Stav. 1) The Second Instruction (Stav. 2) The Third Instruction (Stav. 3 and PK 4) The Fourth Instruction (Stav. 4) The Fifth Instruction (Stav. 5) The Sixth Instruction (Stav. 6) The Seventh Instruction (Stav. 7) The Eighth Instruction (Stav. 8) The Ninth Instruction (Montf. 1 and PK 1) The Tenth Instruction (PK 2) The Eleventh Instruction (PK 3) The Twelfth Instruction (Montf. 2) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES To the Introduction To the Text The First Instruction (Stav. 1) The Second Instruction (Stav. 2) The Third Instruction (Stav. 3 and PK 4) The Fourth Instruction (Stav. 4) The Fifth Instruction (Stav. 5) The Sixth Instruction (Stav. 6) The Seventh Instruction (Stav. 7) The Eighth Instruction (Stav. 8) The Ninth Instruction (Montf. 1 and PK 1) The Tenth Instruction (PK 2) The Eleventh Instruction (PK 3) The Twelfth Instruction (Montf. 2) INDEXES 1. Old and New Testament 2. Authors 3. General Index
Item Number: BKPP297C Publication Data: New York, NY/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1963 Format: hardcover Number of Pages: vi + 375 Dimensions (l × w × h): 22.2 cm × 14.6 cm × 3.1 cm ISBN: 0‒8091‒0262‒5
