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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782847203321

Autore

Hartman Lars <1930->

Titolo

'Into the name of the Lord Jesus' [[electronic resource] ] : baptism in the early church / / Lars Hartman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : T & T Clark, 1997

ISBN

1-282-01291-6

9786612012914

0-567-11313-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Studies of the New Testament and its world

Disciplina

234.161

Soggetti

Baptism - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The baptism of John; 2. The origin of Christian baptism; 3. 'Into the name of the Lord Jesus'; 4. Paul; 5. Before Paul, and not only Paul: Material in the Pauline letters representing the views of other theologians; 6. The school of Paul; 7. The First Letter of Peter; 8. The Letter to the Hebrews; 9. The Acts of the Apostles; 10. The Gospel of Matthew; 11. The Gospel of John; 12. Mark 16.9-20; 13. At the end of the road through the New Testament; 14. Baptism in the Didache and in the Shepherd of Hermas; Bibliography

Index of ancient referencesIndex of modern authors

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive examination of all the passages in the New Testament, together with key documents from the apostolic Fathers, which allude to baptism.