Les Cheveux Défaits Des Femmes Baptisées

Abstract

The Hippolyte manual containing a lot of detailed information, it is of great value for the examination of the development of the liturgy of the early Christians. This value consists of the abundance of facts of Christian antiquity is increased by the fact that he comes from Rome. Given the importance of this apostolic tradition as well as imperfect knowledge of the nature and development of Christian life in the first centuries, the need arises for a careful examination of the data from this ecclesiastical order. In her introduction to the rite of baptism Hippolyte mentions the order in which the new members of the church to be baptized. After removing their clothes, it's the first round of small children, then adult men and eventually women. The author ends the chapter by discussion of a passage in the primitive Christian literature, which refers to women, who have the flowing hair.Keywords: Hippolyte; baptism; women; hair; Christian literature; Christian antiquity