Behind much of the turmoil in the Church since Vatican II is the question, -What is a priest?- -Priest- as Type of Christ turns to the time-honored witness of Cyprian of Carthage on this question, asking, -What is the connection between the bishop or presbyter's imitation of Christ and Christ's consequent presence at the Eucharist?- In the course of this investigation biblical typology, Tertullian and Cyprian's use of -sacramentum, - and the roles of the baptized and of the martyr in the Church are all seen in light of Christ's saving presence throughout human history. -Priest- as Type of Christ is thus not only a study in liturgical and sacramental theology, but also in the early Church's overall theology of salvation history."