Into the Name of the Lord Jesus: Baptism in the Early Church (Studies of the New Testament and Its World)

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
1. An early text......Page 12
2. Baptism as a rite......Page 14
1.1. John the Baptist and his baptism......Page 20
1.2. The interpretation of John's baptism in the Gospels......Page 26
1.3. The baptism of Jesus......Page 32
2. The origin of Christian baptism......Page 40
3.1. The formula......Page 48
3.2. The meaning of the formula......Page 55
4.1. Introduction......Page 62
4.2. Gal 3.26f......Page 65
4.3. 1 Cor 1.12-17......Page 70
4.4. 1 Cor 6.11......Page 74
4.5. 1 Cor 12.13......Page 77
4.6. Rom 6.1-14......Page 79
4.7. The primitive motifs......Page 89
5. Before Paul, and not only Paul: Material in the Pauline letters representing the views of other theologians......Page 94
6.1. The Letter to the Colossians......Page 106
6.2. The Letter to the Ephesians......Page 113
6.3. The Pastoral Letters......Page 119
7. The First Letter of Peter......Page 126
8. The Letter to the Hebrews......Page 134
9.1. Introduction......Page 138
9.2. Baptism on the day of Pentecost......Page 140
9.3. The Cornelius story......Page 144
9.4. Spirit and baptism in the Samaria mission......Page 147
9.5. The case of the 'disciples' at Ephesus......Page 148
9.6. Traces of ritual details?......Page 150
9.7. The primitive motifs......Page 153
10. The Gospel of Matthew......Page 158
11. The Gospel of John......Page 166
12. Mark 16.9-20......Page 172
13.1. Looking back......Page 174
13.2. Onward?......Page 180
14. Baptism in the Didache and in the Shepherd of Hermas......Page 182
14.1. Didache......Page 183
14.2. The Shepherd of Hermas......Page 188
Bibliography......Page 198
Index of ancient references......Page 215
Index of modern authors......Page 222