| Phụ đề | : | History, theology, and liturgy in the first five centuries |
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| Tác giả | : | Ferguson, Everett |
| Nơi xuất bản | : | U.S.A.: William B. Eerdmans, 2009 |
| Thông tin trách nhiệm | : | Everett Ferguson |
| Mô tả vật lý | : | 953pgs. Hardcover 24cm |
| Tóm tắt/ chú giải | : | 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 literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and the surviving baptismal fonts. Ferguson’s 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 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. |
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| Ngôn ngữ | : | 0 eng |
| DDC | : | 234.16109015 / E93-F35 |
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