On Baptism
Classic translationLatin original
3rd c. · Treatises & Other · English translation, 1890
Source edition: The Ante-Nicene Fathers (ed. Roberts & Donaldson, 1885)
Cover art: The Baptism of Christ — Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642) (Wikimedia Commons (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna), Public domain)
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Contents
On Baptism
- 1. Introduction. Origin of the Treatise
- 2. The Very Simplicity of God’s Means of Working, a Stumbling-Block to the…
- 3. Water Chosen as a Vehicle of Divine Operation and Wherefore. Its Prominence…
- 4. The Primeval Hovering of the Spirit of God Over the Waters Typical of…
- 5. Use Made of Water by the Heathen. Type of the Angel at the Pool of Bethsaida
- 6. The Angel the Forerunner of the Holy Spirit. Meaning Contained in the…
- Chapter 7.—Of the Unction
- 8. Of the Imposition of Hands. Types of the Deluge and the Dove
- 9. Types of the Red Sea, and the Water from the Rock
- Chapter 10.—Of John's Baptism
- 11. Answer to the Objection that “The Lord Did Not Baptize.”
- 12. Of the Necessity of Baptism to Salvation
- 13. Another Objection: Abraham Pleased God Without Being Baptized. Answer…
- 14. Of Paul’s Assertion, that He Had Not Been Sent to Baptize
- 15. Unity of Baptism. Remarks on Heretical And Jewish Baptism
- 16. Of the Second Baptism—With Blood
- 17. Of the Power of Conferring Baptism
- 18. Of the Persons to Whom, and the Time When, Baptism is to Be Administered
- 19. Of the Times Most Suitable for Baptism
- 20. Of Preparation For, and Conduct After, the Reception of Baptism
Elucidation