[b-greek] Re: Baptizo

From: Steven Lo Vullo (doulos@merr.com)
Date: Fri Dec 07 2001 - 18:40:23 EST


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On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 07:47 AM, Jonathan Burke wrote:

> Here's a far simpler question. I'm pretty sure that it's very basic,
> and
> even my schoolboy Greek doesn't find this difficult, but I want to make
> sure.
>
> BAPTIZEIN EN uDATI
>
> What does that mean?

Can be local or instrumental (in water, by/with water).

> BAPTIZEIN EIS oNOMA

I think this is the language of discipleship. It seems to indicate
identification with a leader. Note the following:

H EIS TO ONOMA PAULOU EBAPTISQHTE? (1 Cor 1.13; cf. v. 15) Verse 12
indicates that this means to identify oneself with or be identified with
a leader in baptism. Note, though, that a human agent performs the
baptism (vv. 14, 16). So being baptized EIS TO ONOMA TINOS does not
preclude the rite of water baptism. Rather, water baptism is the
occasion of being baptized EIS TO ONOMA TINOS.

KAI PANTES EIS TON MWUSHN EBAPTISQHSAN EN THi NEFELHi KAI EN THi
QALASSHi. This seems to be for Paul the defining event wherein the
Israelites demonstrated their faith in Moses as a leader. Note here that
baptism EIS TINA does not preclude the local or instrumental sense of
baptism EN TI (EN THi NEFELHi KAI EN THi QALASSHi).
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI


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