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

A comprehensive examination of all the passages in the New Testament, together with key documents from the apostolic Fathers, which allude to baptism. 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 1. Baptism Of John -- 2. Origin Of Christian Baptism -- 3. 'into The Name Of The Lord Jesus' -- 4. Paul -- 5. Before Paul, And Not Only Paul: Material In The Pauline Letters Representing The Views Of Other Theologians -- 6. School Of Paul -- 7. First Letter Of Peter -- 8. Letter To The Hebrews -- 9. Acts Of The Apostles -- 10. Gospel Of Matthew -- 11. Gospel Of John -- 12. Mark 16.9-20 -- 13. At The End Of The Road Through The New Testament -- 14. Baptism In The Didache And In The Shepherd Of Hermas. Lars Hartman. For The English Version Of This Book, The German Text [of The Author's Auf Den Namen Des Herrn Jesus] Has Been Revised--pref. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 187-203) And Indexes.