[Baptism by immersion is] the usual form of the original meaning of the Greek baptidzein and baptismos; from the analogy of John’s baptism in the Jordan; from the apostle’s comparison of the sacred rite with the miraculous passage of the Red Sea, with the escape of the ark from the flood, with a cleansing and refreshing bath, and with burial and resurrection; finally, from the general custom of the ancient church, which prevails in the East to this day.

Philip Schaff (1819–1893), Kirchenhistoriker

Topics: Church & Congregation

Philip Schaff

Philip Schaff (1819–1893) war ein schweizerisch-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe und Kirchenhistoriker, der am Theologischen Seminar in Mercersburg sowie am Union Theological Seminary in New York lehrte. Bekannt wurde er durch monumentale Standardwerke zur Kirchengeschichte und Editionen der Kirchenväter, stieß jedoch mit seiner Sicht einer organischen Lehrentwicklung zeitweise auf Vorwürfe des Kryptokatholizismus. Heutigen Bibellesern bieten seine quellengesättigten Sammlungen und Darstellungen einen grundlegenden Zugang zur historischen Auslegungs- und Dogmengeschichte.

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