Jewish Ritual Washing and Christian Baptism: Evolution or Revolution?

ISBN-13: 9780929081205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 194 str.

William H. Jones

Opis

The book discusses similarities and differences between Jewish tevila and Christian baptism. The question is whether baptism is a gradual evolution from the Jewish rite into a Christian form. Or is baptism an entirely new mode of initiation unique to the Christian faith. Is it a novum?