Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism: 105 (Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements) - Hardcover

Robin Jensen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004188983 ISBN 13: 9789004188983

Publisher: BRILL, 2013

Synopsis

An interdisciplinary study of the practice and purpose of early Christian baptism as it is depicted in pictorial art and as it was practiced in-built structures, this book integrates physical remains with literary evidence for the early Christian initiation rite.

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Review:

'Robin Jensen is our leading authrority on early Christian art [...] Her [...] splendid book will only enhance her reputation further.[...] The books is full of fascinating insights.'

J.K. Elliott, Novum Testamentum 53 (2011)

'...successful attempt to combine the study of textual evidence with that of visual art and physical environments connected to the liturgical theology and ritual practice of baptims in the early Church. [...] this book is well-written, and it is based on an updated bibliography in many languages. This makes it a very useful book [...]. Some parts are highly original and present interesting results of an innovative approach.'

Olof Brandt, Theologische Literaturzeitung 138 (2013) 1

About the Author:

Robin M. Jensen, Ph.D (1991), Columbia University is Luce Chancellor's Professor of the History of Christian Art and Worship at Vanderbilt University. Her publications include Understanding Early Christian Art (Routledge, 2000) and Face to Face: The Portrait of the Divine in Early Christianity (Fortress, 2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: BRILL
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 9004188983
• ISBN 13: 9789004188983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338