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Streett, R. Alan

 
9781498228404: Caesar and the Sacrament: Baptism: A Rite of Resistance
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ISBN 10: 1498228402 ISBN 13: 9781498228404
Casa editrice: Cascade Books, 2018

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When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king other than Caesar (Acts 17:7). Many books explore baptism from doctrinal or theological perspectives, and focus on issues such as the correct mode of baptism, the proper candidate for baptism, who has the authority to baptize, and whether or not baptism is a symbol or means of grace. By contrast, Caesar and the Sacrament investigates the political nature of baptism. Very few contemporary Christians consider baptism's original purpose or political significance. Only by studying baptism in its historical context, can we discover its impact on first-century believers and the adverse reaction it engendered among Roman and Jewish officials. Since baptism was initially a rite of non-violent resistance, what should its function be today?

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Informazioni sull'autore

R. Alan Streett is Senior Research Professor of Biblical Theology at Criswell College, Dallas, Texas. He is author of Subversive Meals (Pickwick, 2013).

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Editore
Cascade Books
Data di pubblicazione
2018
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1498228402
ISBN 13 
9781498228404
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
202
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