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Baptism, the New Testament and the church : historical and contemporary studies in honour of R.E.O. White / edited by Stanley E. Porter and Anthony R. Cross.

Contributor(s): Porter, Stanley E, 1956- | Cross, Anthony R | White, R. E. O. (Reginald Ernest Oscar), 1914-
Material type: TextTextSeries: Journal for the study of the New Testament: 171.Publisher: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, [1999]Copyright date: ©1999Description: 497 pages : portrait ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1850759375Subject(s): Baptism -- History of doctrines | Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Theology -- History | Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 | White, R. E. O. (Reginald Ernest Oscar), 1914-DDC classification: 234.161/09 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Select publications of R.E.O. Wright -- Biographical sketch, Rev. R.E.O. White, BD, MA / Gordon W. Martin -- Introduction : Baptism in recent debate / Stanley E. Porter and Anthony R. Cross --
Pt. I, New Testament. Baptism and initiation into the cult of Isis and Sarapis / Brook W.R. Pearson. 'In such a manner it is filling for us to fulfil all righteousness' : reflections on the place of baptism in the Gospel of Matthew / John Nolland. Mark 1.4, baptism and translation / Stanley E. Porter. Baptism in Mark and Luke / Edward W. Burrows. References to baptism in the fourth Gospel / John E. Morgan-Wynne. Baptism and conversion in John : a Particular Baptist reading / J. Ramsey Michaels. From 'John's baptism' to 'baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus' : the significance of baptism in Luke-Acts / Joel B. Green.
'One baptism' (Ephesians 4.5) : a challenge to the church / Anthony R. Cross. Baptism, conscience and the Resurrection : a reappraisal of 1 Peter 3.21 / John E. Colwell. On board the eschatological ark of God : Noah-Deucalion and the 'Phrygian connection' in 1 Peter 3.19-22 / Larry J. Kreitzer. Dying with Christ : the origin of a metaphor? / Alastair Campbell. 'Baptized' as metaphor / James D.G. Dunn. Two opposing views on baptism with/by the Holy Spirit and of 1 Corinthians 12.13 : can grammatical investigation bring clarity? / Matthew Brook O'Donnell. Initiation and eschatology / Neville Clark --
Pt. II, The Church. Infant dedication in the early church / David F. Wright. Baptismal preparation under the ministry of St. John Chrysostom in fourth-century Antioch / Raymond F.G. Burnish. Baptism in the Reformed confessions and catechisms / Geoffrey W. Bromiley. An eighteenth-century baptismal controversy in Scotland / Derek B. Murray. Open and closed membership among Scottish Baptists / Kenneth Roxburgh. Baptism and inclusivity in the church / Timothy Bradshaw. Baptism for the initiated / Paul Beasley-Murray.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Select publications of R.E.O. Wright -- Biographical sketch, Rev. R.E.O. White, BD, MA / Gordon W. Martin -- Introduction : Baptism in recent debate / Stanley E. Porter and Anthony R. Cross --

Pt. I, New Testament. Baptism and initiation into the cult of Isis and Sarapis / Brook W.R. Pearson. 'In such a manner it is filling for us to fulfil all righteousness' : reflections on the place of baptism in the Gospel of Matthew / John Nolland. Mark 1.4, baptism and translation / Stanley E. Porter. Baptism in Mark and Luke / Edward W. Burrows. References to baptism in the fourth Gospel / John E. Morgan-Wynne. Baptism and conversion in John : a Particular Baptist reading / J. Ramsey Michaels. From 'John's baptism' to 'baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus' : the significance of baptism in Luke-Acts / Joel B. Green.

'One baptism' (Ephesians 4.5) : a challenge to the church / Anthony R. Cross. Baptism, conscience and the Resurrection : a reappraisal of 1 Peter 3.21 / John E. Colwell. On board the eschatological ark of God : Noah-Deucalion and the 'Phrygian connection' in 1 Peter 3.19-22 / Larry J. Kreitzer. Dying with Christ : the origin of a metaphor? / Alastair Campbell. 'Baptized' as metaphor / James D.G. Dunn. Two opposing views on baptism with/by the Holy Spirit and of 1 Corinthians 12.13 : can grammatical investigation bring clarity? / Matthew Brook O'Donnell. Initiation and eschatology / Neville Clark --

Pt. II, The Church. Infant dedication in the early church / David F. Wright. Baptismal preparation under the ministry of St. John Chrysostom in fourth-century Antioch / Raymond F.G. Burnish. Baptism in the Reformed confessions and catechisms / Geoffrey W. Bromiley. An eighteenth-century baptismal controversy in Scotland / Derek B. Murray. Open and closed membership among Scottish Baptists / Kenneth Roxburgh. Baptism and inclusivity in the church / Timothy Bradshaw. Baptism for the initiated / Paul Beasley-Murray.

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