Tag: Baptism

How to Understand “Baptism for the Dead” according to the Earliest Interpreters of 1 Corinthians 15:29
The “proxy baptism” interpretation of 1 Cor 15:29 arises early. To it, various responses emerge as authors grapple with competing traditions.
10 July 2023
Ratzinger, The Infancy Narratives
Today, the Pope’s new book on the Gospels’ infancy narratives goes on sale. The volume is the third of a three-part series. The two earlier volumes have respectively discussed the narratives from Jesus’ baptism to his transfiguration (2007) and the final entrance into Jerusalem to the resurrection (2011). The present volume: focuses exclusively on the…
21 November 2012

How to Understand “Baptism for the Dead” according to the Earliest Interpreters of 1 Corinthians 15:29