Caesar and the sacrament: baptism: a rite of resistance
When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king other than Caesar (Acts 17:7). Many books explore...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Eugene, Ore
Cascade Books
2018
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2018 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Πρώιμος Χριστιανισμός
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Baptism
History of doctrines
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Baptism Biblical teaching |
| Σύνοψη: | When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king other than Caesar (Acts 17:7). Many books explore baptism from doctrinal or theological perspectives, and focus on issues such as the correct mode of baptism, the proper candidate for baptism, who has the authority to baptize, and whether or not baptism is a symbol or means of grace. By contrast, Caesar and the Sacrament investigates the political nature of baptism. Very few contemporary Christians consider baptism's original purpose or political significance. Only by studying baptism in its historical context, can we discover its impact on first-century believers and the adverse reaction it engendered among Roman and Jewish officials. Since baptism was initially a rite of non-violent resistance, what should its function be today? |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliography (pages 159-170) and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xx, 181 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1-4982-2840-2 978-1-4982-2840-4 |
