Editing Cyril of Jerusalem (section)

==''Mystagogic Catecheses''==
There has been considerable controversy over the date and authorship of the ''Mystagogic Catecheses'', addressed to the newly baptized, in preparation for the reception of [[Holy Communion]], with some scholars having attributed them to Cyril's successor as Bishop of Jerusalem, [[John II, Bishop of Jerusalem|John]].<ref>Swaans (1942) makes the main case for an authorship by John; Doval (2001) argues in detail against Swaans's case. The arguments are summarised in Frances Young with Andrew Teal, ''From Nicaea to Chalcedon: A Guide to the Literature and its Background'', (2nd edn, 2004), p189.</ref> Many scholars would currently view the ''Mystagogic Catecheses'' as being written by Cyril, but in the 370s or 380s, rather than at the same time as the ''Catechetical Lectures''.<ref>See, for example, Yarnold (1978). Frances Young with Andrew Teal, ''From Nicaea to Chalcedon: A Guide to the Literature and its Background'', (2nd edn, 2004), p190.</ref>

According to the Spanish pilgrim [[Egeria (pilgrim)|Egeria]], these ''mystagogical catecheses'' were given to the newly baptised in the Church of the ''Anastasis'' in the course of Easter Week.<ref name="Andrew Louth 2010 p284"/>