Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries

by Everett Ferguson

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2009

Overview

In Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries, Everett Ferguson provides 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 the literary sources, though it also gives attention to depictions of baptism (primarily of Jesus) in various art forms and to the surviving baptismal fonts.

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Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism
• Traces the history of Christian doctrine and practice
• Focuses primarily on literary sources

Product Details

• Title: Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries
• Author: Everett Ferguson
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 975
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Baptism › History--Early church, ca. 30-600
• ISBN: 9780802827487
• Resource ID: LLS:BPTSMRLYFVCNTRS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2020-03-24T22:00:57Z

About Everett Ferguson

Everett Ferguson (1933–) received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and served on the faculty of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, beginning in 1962, where he taught church history and Greek. He is now professor emeritus in its College of Biblical Studies and distinguished scholar-in-residence. Although he retired from full-time teaching in 1990 to devote himself to research, he occasionally teaches a few classes at ACU. He is the author of many books, including Backgrounds of Early Christianity.

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