[Baptism] is simply a testimony – the first profession of faith that the believer makes. The rite shows the community that the individual is now identified with Christ. It is a symbol of an inward reality.

— H. Wayne House (b. 1948), Theologe, Neutestamentler, Jurist und Buchautor

Topics: Church & Congregation, Witness & Mission

H. Wayne House

Der US-amerikanische evangelikale Theologe, Neutestamentler und Jurist H. Wayne House (* 1948) lehrte an mehreren Hochschulen und Seminaren in den USA. Er profilierte sich durch Arbeiten an der Schnittstelle von Exegese, Apologetik und Recht sowie als Mitbegründer des Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, das ein komplementaristisches Verständnis der Geschlechterrollen vertritt. Für Bibelleser sind vor allem seine didaktischen Übersichtstafeln und Bibelkommentare von Bedeutung, die historische, theologische und bibelwissenschaftliche Zusammenhänge systematisch ordnen.

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