Baptism in the New Testament [Paperback]

G. R. Beasley-Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2006

In this thorough and well-documented study of the sacrament of Holy Baptism, G.R. Beasley-Murray presents a critical defense of the doctrine of believers' baptism on the basis of the New Testament evidences. The author—one of the leading New Testament scholars in England—is himself a Baptist; but his discussion transcends denominational lines.

Beasley-Murray begins by discussing various rites that precede Christian baptism historically, and analyzes the relationship between these earlier rites and baptism. From these antecedents—Old Testament ritual washings, Jewish proselyte baptism, the lustrations practiced at Qumran, and the baptism of John the Baptist—the author proceeds to the foundations of Christian baptism in the career of Jesus, its emergence as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles, and its development in the New Testament epistolary literature.

In his consideration of the doctrine of Christian baptism as articulated in the New Testament, Beasley-Murray focuses his attention on the necessity of baptism and its relationship to grace, faith, the Spirit, the church, ethics, and hope. A careful examination of the rise and significance of infant baptism follows, and the study concludes with a selected bibliography and several indices.

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Review

Baptism in the New Testament was widely acclaimed in its initial cloth edition. F.F. Bruce has noted that ". . . it is a work of first class scholarship, and it would be a tragedy if it were to become unobtainable."
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About the Author

Beasley-Murray is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers (August 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597528595
• ISBN-13: 978-1597528597
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every serious Bible student, October 21, 2006

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This review is from: Baptism in the New Testament (Paperback)

This is probably the best book ever written on the subject of waterbaptism. Thorough, complete, liberating.
A minor comment one could make is the confusion with baptism with the Spirit at some points, but the writer's monumental explanation of the sacramental value of believer's baptism makes up for it for sure.
In short the writer is saying that baptism is a expression of saving faith that perfects that same saving faith - with all the wonderful blessings of salvation! (James 2:22)