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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789519503321

Titolo

Baptism, the New Testament, and the church : historical and contemporary studies in honour of R.E.O. White / / edited by Stanley E. Porter and Anthony R. Cross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1999]

©1999

ISBN

1-283-19349-3

9786613193490

0-567-12344-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 171

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

234/.161

Soggetti

Baptism - History of doctrines

Theology - History

Theology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

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

Machine generated contents note: Part I -- THE NEW TESTAMENT -- Brook W.R. Pearson -- BAPTISM AND INITIATION IN THE CULT OF ISIS AND SARAPIS -- John Nolland -- 'IN SUCH A MANNER IT IS FITTING FOR US TO FULFIL ALL -- RIGHTEOUSNESS': REFLECTIONS ON THE PLACE OF BAPTISM -- IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW -- Stanley E. Porter -- MARK 1.4, BAPTISM AND TRANSLATION -- Edward W. Burrows -- BAPTISM IN MARK AND LUKE -- John E. Morgan-Wynne -- REFERENCES TO BAPTISM IN THE FOURTH GOSPEL -- J. Ramsey Michaels -- BAPTSM AND CONVERSION IN JOHN: A PARTICULAR -- BAPTIST READING -- Joel B. Green -- FROM 'JOHN' S BAPTISM' TO 'BAPTISM IN THE NAME -- OF THE LORD JESUS': THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BAPTISM -- IN LUKE-ACTS -- Anthony R. Cross -- 'ONE BAPTISM' (EPHESIANS 4.5): A CHALLENGE TO -- THE CHURCH -- John E. Colwell -- BAPTISM, CONSCIENCE AND THE RESURRECTION: -- A REAPPRAISAL OF 1 PETER 3.21 -- Larry J. Kreitzer -- ON BOARD THE ESCHATOLOGICAL ARK OF GOD: -- NOAH-DEUCALION AND THE 'PHRYGIAN CONNECTION' -- IN 1 PETER 3.19-22



-- Alastair Campbell -- DYING WIT CHRIST: THE ORIGIN OF A METAPHOR? -- James D.G. Dunn -- 'BAPTIZED' AS METAPHOR -- Matthew Brook O'Donnell -- TWO OPPOSING VIEWS ON BAPTISM WITH/BY THE HOLY -- SPIRIT AND OF 1 CORTHIANS 12.13: CAN GRAMMATICAL -- INVESTIGATION BRING CLARITY? -- Neville Clark -- NITIATION AND ESCHATOLOGY -- Part II -- THE CHURCH -- David F. Wright -- INFANT DEDICATION IN THE EARLY CHURCH -- Raymond F.G. Burnish -- BAPTISMAL PREPARATION UNDER THE MINISTRY OF ST JOHN -- CHRYSOSTOM IN FOURTH-CENTURY ANTIOCH -- Geoffrey W. Bromiley -- BAPTISM IN THE REFORMED CONFESSIONS AND CATECHISMS -- Derek B. Murray -- AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BAPTISMAL CONTROVERSY IN -- SCOTLAND -- Kenneth Roxburgh -- OPEN AND CLOSED MEMBERSHIP AMONG SCOTTISH -- BAPTISTS -- Timothy Bradshaw -- BAPTISM AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE CHURCH -- Paul Beasley-Murray -- BAPTISM FOR THE INITIATED.

Sommario/riassunto

The question of the meaning and significance of baptism is explored from a number of different perspectives in this volume. Inspired by the honoree of this volume and his important work on the subject, the contributors approach baptism from biblical, historical, theological and practical perspectives. Some of the essays re-examine the well-known biblical texts, feeling free to probe their implications. Others tease out the implications of the concept of baptism in a variety of contexts, both ancient and modern. Contributors include Joel Green, Geoffrey Bromiley, Larry Kreitzer, John Nolland, R