Baptism and Christian Archaeology / / C. F. Rogers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Rogers, C. F.,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Año de Publicación: 2006
• Lenguaje: English
• Colección: Analecta Gorgiana
• Descripción Física: 1 online resource (128 p.) :; 64
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CHAPTER I. THE AGES OF PERSECUTION --; CHAPTER II. THE AGE OF THE COUNCILS --; CHAPTER III. THE AGE OP NORTHERN INVASIONS --; CHAPTER IV. BAPTISM WITHOUT A FONT --; CHAPTER V. THE FONT IN THE EAST --; CHAPTER VI. THE FONT IN THE WEST --; NOTE
• Sumario: Rogers examines what archaeology reveals for the early centuries of the church. From the period of persecution to that of the northern invasions, iconographic evidence for the performance of baptism is presented. Eastern and Western Church fonts are compared and evidence for baptism without a font is assessed. The question of immersion is considered.
• Formato: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463211806; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463211806
• Acceso: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: C. F. Rogers.

Rogers examines what archaeology reveals for the early centuries of the church. From the period of persecution to that of the northern invasions, iconographic evidence for the performance of baptism is presented. Eastern and Western Church fonts are compared and evidence for baptism without a font i...