PRODUCT TITLE | BAPTISMAL IMAGERY IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY |
ISBN NUMBER | 9780801048326 |
CATEGORY TYPE | BAPTISM |
AUTHOR/EDITOR | ROBIN JENSON |
PUBLISHER | BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP - BAKER ACADEMIC |
PRODUCT Type. | Books |
Summary | NA |
FORMAT | SOFTCOVER |
SELLING PRICE | $43.50* |
*price before member's discount | |
DESCRIPTION
What can we learn from early Christian imagery about the theological meaning of baptism? in Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions Robin Jensen--a leading scholar of ancient Christian art and worship--examines the baptismal right through several lenses.
She explores five models for understanding baptism: 1) as cleansing from sin; 2) sickness, and Satan; 3) incorporation into the community; 4) as sanctifying and illuminative; 5) as death and regeneration and as the beginning of the new creation. Throughout she details how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice in its ancient context. Moreover she interprets this evidence considering both the image and the action together and then offers a holistic and integrated understanding of the power of baptism.
Illustrated with nearly 60 photos.
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