Baptism
Alternate Labels
- washing (Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22)
Reading List
Key Passages
- Matthew 3:11
- Matthew 3:16
- Matthew 28:19
- Mark 16:16
- John 3:5
- John 3:23
- Acts 2:38
- Acts 8:12
- Acts 8:36-38
- Acts 22:16
- Romans 6:3-4
- 1 Corinthians 12:13
- Galatians 3:27
- Ephesians 4:5
- Ephesians 5:26
- Colossians 2:12
- Titus 3:5
- Hebrews 10:22
- 1 Peter 3:21
Dictionaries
- Baptism | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
- Baptism | A Catholic Dictionary
- Baptism | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
- Baptism | Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments
- Baptism | Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
- BAPTISM | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
- BAPTISM | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
- Baptism | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
- Baptism | Lexham Theological Wordbook
- Baptism | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
- Baptism | The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
- Baptism | New Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- Baptism | The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- Baptism | Synonyms of the Old Testament
- bápto, baptízo, baptismós, báptisma, baptistes | The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in One Volume
- Baptism | Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Early Church Fathers
- Tertullian | Tertullian’s Treatises: Concerning Prayer, Concerning Baptism
- Augustine On Baptism | NPNF
- Augustine On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, book 1 | NPNF
Systematic Theologies
- The Spirit’s Means of Grace: Baptism | Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 4 p. 496.
- The Institution of Baptism | Berkouwer, Studies in Dogmatics: The Sacraments, p. 90.
- Baptism | Cottrell, The Faith Once for All: Bible Doctrine for Today, p. 360.
- The Initiatory Rite of the Church: Baptism | Erickson, Christian Theology, p. 1098
- Baptism | Hall, Dogmatic Theology, Vol.9: The Sacraments, p. 1.
- Locus 13: The Sacraments, Baptism | Melanchthon, Loci Communes 1543, p. 142
- Christian Baptism | Miley, Systematic Theology, p. 395.
- Baptism | Pope, A Compendium of Christian Theology, Vol 3 p. 311
- Baptism | Raymond, Systematic Theology, Volume III p. 275
- Baptism | Reymond, A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith, p. 923.
- The Ordinances of the Church, I. Baptism | Strong, Systematic Theology, p. 931.
Theological Works
- Armstrong, John H.; Engle, Paul E. (editors) | Understanding Four Views on Baptism with contributions from John D. Castelein, Robert Kolb, Thomas J. Nettles and Richard L. Pratt
- Ralph E. Bass | What About Baptism?
- George Beasley-Murray | Baptism in the New Testament
- Jack Cottrell | Baptism: A Biblical Study
- Douglas Wilson | To A Thousand Generations: Infant Baptism—Covenant Mercy to the Children of God
Theological Journals
- Baptism and the Unity of Christians | Tom Wells, Reformation and Revival Vol. 8, No. 3, p. 100
- Personal Faith and Baptism | James Reiling, Review and Expositor Vol. 62, No. 2, p. 200
- Baptism In The New Testament: A Hermeneutical Critique | William E. Hull, Review and Expositor Vol. 65
- Baptism in the Early Church History | E. G. Hinson, Review and Expositor Vol. 65, No. 1, p. 22
- Baptism in Theological Perspective | W. E. Ward, Review and Expositor Vol. 65, No. 1, p. 41
- Repentance, Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Spirit | N. B. Stonehouse, Westminster Theological Journal Vol. 13
- Christian Baptism | J. Murray, Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 104
- Christian Baptism: Second Article | J. Murray, Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 14.
- Baptism, Servanthood, and Sonship | A. Wayhinney, Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1, p. 34
- Sola Fide Compromised? Martin Luther and the Doctrine of Baptism | D. Patrick Ramsey, Themelios: Volume 34, No. 2, p. 179
Web Links
- Baptism in the Early Church
- A New Look at Baptism | Open Source Theology
- A Dissertation Concerning the Baptism of Jewish Proselytes | by John Gill
- The Effects of Baptism | by Thomas Aquinas
- Schaff-Herzog on Baptism
- Comparative Summary of Baptisms of Denominations of Christian Influence | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Spirit-Baptism in the Fourth Gospel: A Messianic Reading of John 1:33 | by Cornelis Bennema
- Baptism in the Indian Context – An Event of Separation or Human Solidarity? | David C. Scott
- The Place of Christian Baptism | by Frederick D. Kershner
- Christian Baptism: With Its Antecedents and Consequents | by Alexander Campbell
- Is Baptism Required for Salvation? | by J.P. Hold
- The Christian Ordinances | by C. H. Forney
- Baptism Revisited, An Excerpt on Baptism from Simply Christian | by N. T. Wright
- The Ordinance of Baptism | by John Winebrenner
- In Defense of Infant Baptism | by Don Matzat
- Baptism | by Francis A. Schaeffer
- A Reformed Defense of Paedobaptism | by R. Scott Clark
- True Baptism | by Hans Hut (a defense of the Anabaptism position)
- The Catholic Encyclopedia on Baptism
- WebBible Encyclopedia on Christian Baptism
- RefBible on Baptism and Baptising
- The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia’s article on Baptism
- Acts 2:38 Article by Dr. Hugo McCord
- Baptism | Wikipedia
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