Baptism in the New Testament - Softcover

Murray, George R.Beasley-

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080281493X ISBN 13: 9780802814937

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1973

Synopsis

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

In this thorough and well-documented study of the sacrament of Holy Baptism, G. R. Beasley-Murray presents a critical defense of the doctrine of believer's baptism on the basis of the New Testament evidences. The author — one of the leading New Testament scholars in England — is himself a Baptist; but his discussion transcends denominational lines. Beasley-Murray begins by discussing various rites that precede Christian baptism historically, and analyzes the relationship between these earlier rites and baptism. From these antecedents — Old Testament ritual washings, Jewish proselyte baptism, the lustrations practiced at Qumran, and the baptism of John the Baptist — the author proceeds to the foundations of Christian baptism in the career of Jesus, its emergence as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, and its development in the New Testament epistolary literature.

In his consideration of the doctrine of Christian baptism as articulated in the New Testament, Beasley-Murray focuses his attention on the necessity of baptism and its relationship to grace, faith, the Spirit, the church, ethics, and hope. A careful examination of the rise and significance of infant baptism follows, and the study concludes with a selected bibliography and several indices.

About this title

About the Author

G.R. Beasley-Murray is professor emeritus of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, and former principal of Spurgeon's College, London.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080281493X
• ISBN 13: 9780802814937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 431