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Joseph Emanuel Sanzo
Scriptural Incipits on Amulets from Late Antique Egypt
Text, Typology, and Theory
[Incipits der heiligen Schrift auf Amuletten aus dem spätantiken Ägypten. Texte, Typologie und Theorie.]
2014. XIV, 219 pages. Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
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10.1628/978-3-16-152970-2 Summary
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Joseph E. Sanzo analyzes the use of the opening lines (incipits) of the Gospels, Psalms, and other biblical texts on amulets from late antique Egypt. The author collects and edits these incipits and proposes a theory of their ritual functions.