Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity
Title | Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Robin M. Jensen |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2012-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441236279 |
What can we learn from early Christian imagery about the theological meaning of baptism? Robin Jensen, a leading scholar of early Christian art and worship, examines multiple dimensions of the early Christian baptismal rite. She explores five models for understanding baptism--as cleansing from sin, sickness, and Satan; as incorporation into the community; as sanctifying and illuminative; as death and regeneration; and as the beginning of the new creation--showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice. Considering image and action together, Jensen offers a holistic and integrated understanding of the power of baptism. The book is illustrated with photos.
Living Water
Title | Living Water PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Jensen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 2010-11-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004189084 |
An interdisciplinary study of the practice and purpose of early Christian baptism as it is depicted in pictorial art and as it was practiced in-built structures, this book integrates physical remains with literary evidence for the early Christian initiation rite.
Baptism in the Early Church
Title | Baptism in the Early Church PDF eBook |
Author | Everett Ferguson |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 988 |
Release | 2009-03-23 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0802827489 |
A comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods.
Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate
Title | Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas M. Finn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2020-09-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781725286566 |
This volume provides a documentary history of baptismal thought, practice, and preparations in Italy, North Africa, and Egypt from the early second through sixth century.
Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity
Title | Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Robin M. Jensen |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2012-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 080104832X |
A leading scholar of early Christian art and worship shows how images, language, architectural space, and symbolic actions convey the theological meaning of baptism.
Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism
Title | Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Jensen |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2010-11-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004188983 |
An interdisciplinary study of the practice and purpose of early Christian baptism as it is depicted in pictorial art and as it was practiced in-built structures, this book integrates physical remains with literary evidence for the early Christian initiation rite.
Ancient Christian Worship
Title | Ancient Christian Worship PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew B. McGowan |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 2014-09-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441246312 |
An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Now in paper.