Baptism in the early church History, theology, and liturgy in the first five centuries
Ferguson, Everett (1933-...)
Baptism in the early church History, theology, and liturgy in the first five centuries Everett Ferguson - U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans 2009 - 953tr. Hardcover 24cm
This magisterial volume is a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods. Baptism in the Early Church covers the antecedents to Christian baptism and traces the history of Christian doctrine and practice from the New Testament through the writings of the church fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries. The book deals primarily with literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and the surviving baptismal fonts.
9780802827487
Baptism -- History Early Church, 30-600
234.16109015 / E93-F35
Baptism in the early church History, theology, and liturgy in the first five centuries Everett Ferguson - U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans 2009 - 953tr. Hardcover 24cm
This magisterial volume is a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods. Baptism in the Early Church covers the antecedents to Christian baptism and traces the history of Christian doctrine and practice from the New Testament through the writings of the church fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries. The book deals primarily with literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and the surviving baptismal fonts.
9780802827487
Baptism -- History Early Church, 30-600
234.16109015 / E93-F35