Caesar and the Sacrament : Baptism
A Rite of Resistance
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Word Count
50,500 words, Guess
Page Count
202 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-101498228402
- ISBN-139781498228404
- OCLC Control Number1007075554
- Better World Books9781498228404
- Open LibraryOL27833501M
Classifications
- LCCBS2545.B36S76 2018
- LCCBS2545.B36 S77 2018
Description
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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