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Title: Christian Baptism by John Murray ISBN: 0-87552-343-9 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A classic case for the paedobaptist position
Comment: This was one of the first books I read when I first began my intense study of the debate. Although not exactly the easiest book to read, it does present many formidable and cogent arguments in favor of the infant baptism position. A few of the arguments he presents are:
(1) Baptizo and its cognates can but do not often mean "immerse." Rather, their are many instances where it cannot. Hebrews 9 uses "baptisms" for the ceremonial washings of the OT, which were either by pouring or sprinkling.
(2) The heart of the Baptist position, Rom. 6, does not show that immersion is the correct mode of baptism, since (a) Christ was not 'buried' the way we commonly think (He was simply put in a tomb, not put 6 feet under), and (b) Rom. 6 also connects "baptism" to the crucifixion of Christ as well. "Baptism" in this passage is best understood the same way it should be in 1 Cor. 10 ("baptized into Moses"), as "identification with."
Murray also discusses the difficulty of immersion in the first century situation, Johannic baptism, and exegetes the major texts around which the debate revolves.
This is a must read for all those interested in the subject. Murray's work is a classic.
Rating: 4
Summary: Christian Baptism: Maybe
Comment: This book was a short review of the Presbyterian view of baptism at the turn of the century. The primary purpose of the book was to defend their doctrine against baptist doctrines. The biggest problem with this book is that it is so out of date, that it contradicts some of the current teachings of a most of the Presbyterian churches today. Second of all, John Murray's arguments are very verbose and miss applied/ circular logic making it hard to read at times. But this has to be the best book around at presenting the antibaptist view of baptism.
(NOTE: This is my second review of this book and my oppinion of it has increased dramatically since reading it the first time. This book shines where so many fall.)
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Title: Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism by Robert R. Booth ISBN: 0875521657 Publisher: P & R Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: To A Thousand Generations by Douglas Wilson ISBN: 1885767242 Publisher: Canon Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: The Sacraments (Studies in Dogmatics) by G. C. Berkouwer, Hugo Bekker ISBN: 0802848222 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 December, 1969 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray ISBN: 0802811434 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1984 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Glorious Body of Christ by R B Kuiper ISBN: 0851513689 Publisher: Banner of Truth Pub. Date: 01 April, 1983 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
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