Troubled waters the real New Testament theology of baptism /
Witherington, Ben, 1951-
Troubled waters the real New Testament theology of baptism / [electronic resource] : Ben Witherington III. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007. - 153 p.
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?
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Baptism--Biblical teaching.
Electronic books.
BS2545.B36 / W58 2007
234/.16109015
Troubled waters the real New Testament theology of baptism / [electronic resource] : Ben Witherington III. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007. - 153 p.
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?
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Baptism--Biblical teaching.
Electronic books.
BS2545.B36 / W58 2007
234/.16109015