01981nam a22003374a 4500 ebr10190401 CaPaEBR 20260707181537.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 070306s2007 txu sb 001 0 eng 2007009701 9781602580046 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper) 1602580049 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)648325558 BS2545.B36 W58 2007eb 234/.16109015 22 124766 98732 Witherington, Ben, 1951- 154332 Troubled waters [electronic resource] : the real New Testament theology of baptism / Ben Witherington III. Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2007. 153 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-146) and index. Getting our feet wet: the antecedents of Christian baptism outside the New Testament -- John's baptism-totally immersed in his work: pre-Christian initiations in the New Testament and pre-sacramental texts -- Parting the waters: the beginnings of water baptism as a Christian rite: the Acts of the Apostles -- Trial by water ordeal: Paul and burial with Christ -- Breaking the waters of birth: water baptism in the Johannine literature? -- Down in the flood: baptism in Hebrews and 1 Peter -- A rite of passage: a theology of water baptism in the New Testament -- Postscript: Coming up for air: where do we go from here? Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Baptism Biblical teaching. 169289 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10190401 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 124766 98732