Two Puzzling Baptisms

First Corinthians 10:1-5 and 15:29

By (author) Roger David Aus

Publication date:

28 July 2017

Length of book:

168 pages

Publisher

Hamilton Books

Dimensions:

232x149mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780761869399

How could the Apostle Paul maintain in his first letter to the Christians in Corinth that all their ancestors were baptized into Moses at the Red Sea / exodus event (10:2), and how could he tolerate some of them having themselves baptized again on behalf of the dead (15:29)? Answers to these puzzling questions can be found in early Jewish sources now located both in Greek and Hebrew, all here translated.

I. 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 and Judaic Tradition on Ezekiel 16

II. Paul's Toleration in Corinth of Baptism on Behalf of the Dead (1 Cor 15:29),
and Intercession for the Dead in Early Judaism

Sources and Reference Works
Index of Sources Cited
About the Author

Roger Aus's meticulous, carefully executed analysis of Jewish comparanda sheds new light on two perennially puzzling Pauline passages. This richly rewarding study especially exemplifies how an informed, first-hand understanding of Rabbinic sources can illuminate New Testament exegesis.