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Looking at a Greek New Testament, looks like it is "bapto" rather than "baptizo" in Luke 16:24 and John 13:26. Not saying this helps my case in any way, but just pointing out what I observe there. As far as the lexicons are concerned, I'm not particularly interested in an extended "my lexicon is better than your lexicon" discussion. Not sure that gets us anywhere, though I'm objecting to noticing what the lexicons say. It seems we will get varying answers.

Then, apparently, I am not engaged in serious study of the New Testament.

Went back and got the link. It can be found HERE. While at it I checked on the author and he appears to be Church of Christ (Campbell Restoration movement).

BTW, I found Conant's The Meaning and Use of Baptizein online HERE (I have a copy that Kregel reprinted). Those reading this thread might be interested to know that Conant's work was published as a defense of the translation of "baptizo" as immerse in the American Bible Union New Testament in 1862 (not sure which edition is online there).

 

Thanks for the recommendation. I found this book, which looks interesting (nearly 1000 pages):
Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries

Maxwell Johnson of Notre Dame University writes, "Everett Ferguson has accomplished here the next to impossible by presenting us with a single, detached, comprehensive, very well written, and easily readable study of baptism in the first five centuries of Christianity. No baptismal font remains unturned."

 

I compiled several comments about baptism from circa AD 100-400 on my blog. I think it is too long too paste here, so I'm just give a link. Click HERE.

 

To which review are your referring? I remember reading one that criticized Ferguson's Church of Christ views on salvation through baptism, but don't remember which on it was.

 

Thanks, Rob. Interesting review. (I'm sure the reviewer has no bias!) I approach all books as having some kind of bias.

You'd think it wouldn't be quite as bad as this reviewer at CBD says, or a scholar from Notre Dame wouldn't have spoke so highly of it (Of course, he too would be biased, and agree somewhat on the baptismal regeneration issue).

 

Utilyan, for "polling" purposes I am curious whether or not you are a Baptist?

The reason I ask is this. This was originally posted in the Baptist Only forum because I was trying to see how many Baptists agreed with what The Village Church was doing in receiving sprinkling. Later it was moved to the Other Denominations forum for some reason or another, somewhat diffusing my original intent.

Thanks.