Troubled waters : the rethinking the theology of baptism / [print]
Ben Witherington III.
- Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, (c)2007.
- 153 pages ; 24 cm.
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?