The Rickety Bridge and the Broken Mirror:Two Parables of Paedobaptism and One Parable of the Death of Jesus Christ

Brunson, Ph.D., Hal

ISBN 10: 0595438164 / ISBN 13: 9780595438167

Published by iUniverse 2007-05, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rickety Bridge and the Broken Mirror:Two Parables of Paedobaptism and One Parable of the Death of Jesus Christ
• Publisher: iUniverse 2007-05
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595438164
• ISBN 13: 9780595438167
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

John and Christ administered baptism totins corpore submersione, by the submission of the whole body The very word 'baptize' signifies to immerse entirely, and it is certain that immersion was the practice of the ancient Church.John Calvin"The Greek word baptizo means 'immerse' or 'plunge', and the word baptisma means 'immersion'."Martin Luther"Immersion of the whole body was used from the beginning, which expresses the force of the word 'baptize', whence John baptized in a river. It was afterward changed into sprinkling, though it is uncertain when or by whom."Ulrich Zwingli"Baptism is immersion in water."Philip Melancthon"It is true that there is no express command to baptize infants in the New Testament, no express record of the baptism of infants, and no passages so stringently implying it that we must infer from them that infants were baptized."B. B. Warfield"There is no Biblical basis for infant baptism-this tradition is simply an old error of the church."Karl Barth

About the Author

Hal Brunson has served the Christian community for over four decades as a pastor, consultant, and educator. He has taught at the graduate, undergraduate, and college-preparatory levels. An interdisciplinarian, Hal writes in several disciplines including theology, aesthetics, and poetry. He resides in Whitefish, Montana, with his wife Nancy. 

Education 

• B.A. Biblical Studies, Central Baptist College 
• M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of Texas at Tyler 
• M. Div., Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary 
• Ph. D., Humanities, The University of Texas at Dallas 
• Dissertation: Charles Williams' Poetic Vision of the Holy Trinity 

Awards and Grants 

• Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities, Southern Methodist University 
• Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities, Brookhaven College 
• Visiting Scholar, Sarah Lawrence College, National Endowment for the Humanities
• Visiting Scholar, Trinity College, National Endowment for the Humanities