The prayers of Sarapion of Thmuis
By: by Maxwell E. Johnson.
Contributors: Serapion, of Thmuis, Saint; Serapion, of Thmuis, Saint
Published: 1992
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: Catholic Church. -- History and criticism.; Orthodox Eastern Church. -- History and criticism.; Prayers, Early Christian -- History and criticism.; Liturgics -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Worship -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Notes: Prayers in Greek with English translation.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 377-391).

Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1993.
Table of contents: Introduction: Sarapion of Thmuis. Manuscript and edition. Order of the prayers in the manuscript. Survey of previous scholarship. State of the question and methodology; Text and translation; Literary analysis of the text: Oil prayer. Burial prayer. Baptismal prayers. Ordination prayers. Proanaphoral prayers. Laying on of hands prayers. Postanaphoral prayers. Prayer of offering or anaphora; Analysis of the liturgical and theological contexts of prayers 2-30; Anaphora: Literary questions. Preface and Sanctus. Institution narrative. Epiclesis of the [Anaphora]. Original shape of Sarapion's Anaphora.