Baptism (Historical and Theological Considerations)

Historical.

Joachim Jeremias, Infant Baptism in the First Four Centuries, trans. David Cairns, [Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1962].

Kurt Aland, Did the Early Church Baptize Infants? trans. G. R. Beasley-Murray, [Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1963].

Joachim Jeremias, The Origins of Infant Baptism: A Further Study in Reply To Kurt Aland, trans. Dorothea M. Barton, [Naperville: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., 1963].

Everett Ferguson, Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries, [Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2009].

William Wall, The History of Infant-Baptism: Together with Mr. Gale’s Reflections, and Dr. Wall’s Defence: In Two Volumes: Vol. I, [Oxford: At the University Press, 1862]. See also: archive.org.

Peter John Cramer, Baptism and Change in the Early Middle Ages, c. 200 — c. 1150, [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993].

John W. Riggs, Baptism in the Reformed Tradition: A Historical and Practical Theology, [Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002].

Theological (Multiple Perspectives).

 

David F. Wright, ed., Baptism: Three Views, [Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2009].

Gregory A. Boyd, Paul R. Eddy, Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology: Second Edition, [Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009], Chapter 12: The Baptism Debate, pp. 214-225.

Donald Bridge, David Phypers, The Water that Divides: The Baptism Debate, [Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1979].

Baptism, Eucharist & Ministry: Faith and Order Paper No. 111: World Council of Churches, [Geneva: WCC, 1982].

Theological (Credobaptist).

Paul K. Jewett, Infant Baptism and the Covenant of Grace, [Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1980]

Thomas R. Schreiner, Shawn D. Wright, eds., Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ, [Nashville: B&H Academic, 2006]. Preview.

Karl Barth, The Teaching of the Church Regarding Baptism, trans. Ernest A. Payne, [London: SCM Press, 1959].

G. R. Beasley-Murray, Baptism in the New Testament, [London: Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1962]. See also: 1997 edition.

T. E. Watson, Should Infants be Baptized? [Grand Rapids: Guardian Press, 1976].

Theological (Paedobaptist).

Michael Green, Baptism: Its Purpose, Practice, & Power, [Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1987].

Scot McKnight, It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism, [Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2018]. Preview.

John Stott, J. A. Motyer, The Anglican Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism, [London: Latimer Trust, 2008].

Samuel Miller, Infant Baptism: Scriptural and Reasonable, [Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1834]. See also: archive.org and apuritansmind.com - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

Daniel Baker, A Plain and Scriptural View of Baptism, [Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1853].

Daniel R. Hyde, Jesus Loves the Little Children: Why We Baptize Children, [Reformed Fellowship, Inc., 2006]. 

J. V. Fesko, Word, Water, and Spirit : A Reformed Perspective on Baptism, [Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013].

Oscar Cullmann, Baptism in the New Testament, trans. J. K. S. Reid, [Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1950].

John Murray, Christian Baptism, [Nutley: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co].

Cf. John Murray, “Christian Baptism;” In: The Westminster Theological Journal: Volume XIII, May 1951, Number 2, [Philadelphia: Westminster Theological Seminary, 1951], pp. 105-150.

Robert R. Booth, Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism, [Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 1995].

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