Fwd: Re: [B-Greek] Re: meaning of BAPTIZW
Gerald Ford
sherlockplace at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 26 23:44:37 EDT 2004
--- Gerald Ford <sherlockplace at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:04:19 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Gerald Ford <sherlockplace at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Re: meaning of BAPTIZW
> To: Morgan Powell <mrpowell at tpg.com.au>
>
> Yes, as I read the text, the word, and church
> history,
> the original hearers would have understood the word,
> BAPTIZW, as "to immerse". There are references in
> church history concerning how the practice evolved.
> I
> don't have them in front of me now-- sorry.
>
> Gerald Ford
>
>
> --- Morgan Powell <mrpowell at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > my question is concerning the meaning of the word
> > BAPTIZW -
> > in the secular world did the word mean immerse and
> > is that how original
> > readers would have understood it in the GNT?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Morgan Powell.
> >
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