01851nam a22003014a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004900112020004600161040002100207035002100228050002700249082002200276100003000298245011400328260005100442300001100493504006400504505062500568533015201193650003201345655002901377710001701406856012601423ebr10190401CaPaEBRm u cr cn|||||||||070306s2007 txu sb 001 0 eng  z 2007009701 z9781602580046 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper) z1602580049 (cloth/hardcover : alk. paper) aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR a(OCoLC)61450649014aBS2545.B36bW58 2007eb04a234/.161090152221 aWitherington, Ben,d1951-10aTroubled watersh[electronic resource] :bthe real New Testament theology of baptism /cBen Witherington III. aWaco, Tex. :bBaylor University Press,cc2007. a153 p. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-146) and index.0 aGetting 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? aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aBaptismxBiblical teaching. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10190401zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view