A Brief History of Christian Baptism: From John the Baptist to John Smyth
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Written by Robert Jones Acworth, Georgia
Copyright 1998 Robert C. Jones
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To see a video extract from this course, presented by the author:
Baptism Timeline: Early Church Fathers (November 21, 2010; Length 9:37)
Baptism in the Pre-Nicene Church - Form (December 12, 2010; Length 8:33)
The Baptism of Constantine (December 19, 2010; Length 9:36)
Augustine and the Pelagian heresy (January 9, 2011; Length 8:58)
Reformation Theology on Baptism: Part One (January 9, 2011; Length 9:04)
Reformation Theology on Baptism: Part Two (January 16, 2011; Length 9:51)
Anabaptists and Baptism (January 23, 2011; Length 6:10)
Baptists and Baptism (January 23, 2011; Length 6:43)
Keywords found in http://www.sundayschoolcourses.com/baptism/baptism.pdf
Anabaptists |
Baptists |
Circumcision |
Constantine |
Donatist |
Holy Spirit |
Jesus |
John Calvin |
John Smythe |
John the Baptist |
Martin Luther |
Novatian |
Pelagian |
Pelagius |
Separatists |
St. Augustine |
Ulrich Zwingli |
Westminster Confession |
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