Qumran Initiation and New Testament Baptism

Full title
Qumran Initiation and New Testament Baptism
Research notes

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Reference type
Author(s)
Thiering, Barbara E.
Year
1981
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
New Testament Studies
Volume
27
Issue / Series Volume
5
Abbreviated Series Name
NTS
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Pages
615-631
Work type
Abstract

In a previous study, the present writer has made an analysis of aspects of the Qumran baptismal doctrine, pointing to a distinction between the washing with water and the purification by Spirit. When a further examination of the stages and conditions of initiation at Qumran is added, a relevance may be seen to certain aspects of the history of baptism in Acts, suggesting a means of dealing with some recognized difficulties.