Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries

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Everett Ferguson

Baptism in the Early Church

History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries

Everett Ferguson

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English

William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
30 September 2013

Religion & beliefs; Christian theology

This magisterial volume is a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods.

Baptism in the Early Church covers the antecedents to Christian baptism and traces the history of Christian doctrine and practice from the New Testament through the writings of the church fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries. The book deals primarily with the literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and to the surviving baptismal fonts.

Fergusons thorough study points to the central importance of baptism in the early church. Many blessings were attributed to baptism, but the two earliest and most consistently mentioned are forgiveness of sins and the reception of the Holy Spirit; faith and repentance were necessary in order to receive these benefits. Jewish immersion rites, the practice of John the Baptist, the meaning of the words used for baptism, the literary descriptions, and the material remains argue that full immersion was the normal practice, and the evidence from art is consistent with this interpretation.

Containing nearly everything currently known about the early Christian ritual of baptism, with extensive citations to the primary and secondary literature, FergusonsBaptism in the Early Church is destined to be a standard reference work.

By: Everett Ferguson
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 57mm
Weight: 1.397kg
ISBN: 9780802871084
ISBN 10: 0802871089
Pages: 953
Publication Date: 30 September 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Everett Ferguson is professor emeritus of Bible and distinguished scholar-in-residence at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. Among his books are Backgrounds of Early Christianity, now in its third edition, and The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today (both Eerdmans).