The homily of Zärʼa Yaʻe̳qob's Mäṣḥafä Be̳rhan on the rite of baptism and religious instruction
By: edited by Getatchew Haile
Contributors: Getatchew Haile, 1931- editor, translator; Zareʼa Yaʻeqob, Negus of Ethiopia, approximately 1399-1468; Zareʼa Yaʻeqob, Negus of Ethiopia, approximately 1399-1468
Series: Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium -- vol. 653-654; Scriptores Aethiopici -- tomus 114-115
Publisher: In Aedibus Peeters
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lovanii
Language: gez; eng
ISBN-13: 9789042927520; 9789042927537
Subjects: Baptism; Early works to 1800; Sermons; Christian education; YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān; History; Doctrines
Description: "The text in this volume (with its translation) is from the writings of Emperor Zär'a Yaeqob, the prolific scholar who reformed the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the fifteenth century. In this homily, which is part of his previously published Mäshafä Berhan "Book of Light" (see CSCO vols. 250/Script. Aeth. 47 and 261/Script. Aeth. 51), he addresses in detail the ritual of Christian baptism and the requirement of religious instruction for the baptized faithful as well as the would-be baptized catechumens. The ritual for adults is discussed and defined with thoroughness and clarity not found in any other source. Significantly, the text suggests that there was at that time a large number of non-Christians who converted to Orthodox Christianity, either of their own free will or due to pressure from Christian rulers, including the Emperor."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Preface and translation in English; original text in Geʻez (Ethiopic).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: [1]. Text; title: [2]. Translation.