[B-Greek] RE: Act 2:38 EIS

Eric Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 12 09:17:39 EST 2005


> CDR: I have identified eleven distinctive baptisms in the NT. When the 
> correct one is identifed the grammar and the theology merge nicely.
> 
> VN: Distinct indeed. The distinction of the "baptism" here in Acts 2:38 is
> that it has nothing to do with water....please tell everyone what else may
> be indicated when one undergoes the result of the imperative BAPTISQHTW !
> Or..like you say, they will be talking theology until the cows come home.
 
I would argue that the baptism referred to in Acts 2:38 is likely the same type of 
baptism referred to in Acts 10:47-48, since Peter explicitly compares the Acts 10 
event to the events of Acts 2. I don't think that 10:48's use of EN TWi ONOMATI 
IHSOU CRISTOU would radically distinguish it from 2:38's use of EPI TWi 
ONOMATI IHSOU CRISTOU (some mss. have EN instead of EPI). If the discussion 
of the 11 types of baptism is outside the B-Greek parameters (i.e., it doesn't discuss 
Greek wording), I welcome an off-list e-mail from you explaining your understanding 
of the kind of baptism in Acts 2:38.


Eric S. Weiss


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