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Troubled waters : the rethinking the theology of baptism / Ben Witherington III.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007.Description: 153 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781602580046 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1602580049 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 234/.16109015 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2545.B36 W58 2007
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Contents:
Getting our feet wet: the antecedents of Christian baptism outside the New Testament -- John's baptism-totally immersed in his work: pre-Christian initiations in the New Testament and pre-sacramental texts -- Parting the waters: the beginnings of water baptism as a Christian rite: the Acts of the Apostles -- Trial by water ordeal: Paul and burial with Christ -- Breaking the waters of birth: water baptism in the Johannine literature? -- Down in the flood: baptism in Hebrews and 1 Peter -- A rite of passage: a theology of water baptism in the New Testament -- Postscript: Coming up for air: where do we go from here?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-146) and index.

Getting our feet wet: the antecedents of Christian baptism outside the New Testament -- John's baptism-totally immersed in his work: pre-Christian initiations in the New Testament and pre-sacramental texts -- Parting the waters: the beginnings of water baptism as a Christian rite: the Acts of the Apostles -- Trial by water ordeal: Paul and burial with Christ -- Breaking the waters of birth: water baptism in the Johannine literature? -- Down in the flood: baptism in Hebrews and 1 Peter -- A rite of passage: a theology of water baptism in the New Testament -- Postscript: Coming up for air: where do we go from here?