Baptism in the Early Church

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Primary Sources on Baptism

	Ambrose, On the Sacraments.
	Ambrose, On the Mysteries.
	Chomatius of Aquileia, Sermones 14; 15; 19.
	John Chrysostom, Baptismal Instructions.
	John Chrysostom, Homily 25 on John.
	Cyprian, Letter 58.
	Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 19-21.
	Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration on Baptism 28.
	Hippolytus, Apostolic Tradition 16-23.
	Justin Martyr, 1 Apology 61-62.
	Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 8.3.
	Origen, Homilies on Luke 14.
	Origen, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 5.9.
	Tertullian, On Baptism.
	Theodore of Mopsuestia, Baptismal Homilies.
	Edward C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy. London: SPCK, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0281029830. xxii + 256.

Secondary Sources

	Kurt Aland, Did the Early Christian Church Baptize Infants? Translated and with an introduction by G.R. Beasley-Murray. London: SCM Press, 1963. pp.120.
	A.W. Argyle, "Baptism in the Early Christian Centuries," A. Gilmore, ed. Christian Baptism. Philadelphia: Judson, 1959. pp.187-222.
	H.J.D. Astley, "Primitive Sacramentalism," The Modern Churchman 16 (1926-7).
	William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part I," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 462 (1959): 136-144.
	William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part II: Modes of Water Baptism in the Ancient Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 463 (1959): 230-240.
	William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part III: Summary and Conclusions concerning Water Baptism in the Ancient Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 463 (1959): 317-321.
	Robert R. Booth, Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism. (Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 0875521657.
	Paul F. Bradshaw, "Professions of Faith in Early Christian Baptism," The Evangelical Quarterly 78.2 (2006): 101-115.
	Donald Bridge & David Phypers. The Water That Divides: The Baptism Debate, 2nd edn. Christian Focus Publications, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 1857922514.
	Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Children of Promise: The Case for Baptizing Infants. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 1579101488. pp.127.
	Wolfred Nelson Cote [d.1877], The Archaeology of Baptism. London: Yates and Alexander, 1870. Hbk. pp.336. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	J.A. Crehan, Early Christian Baptism and Creed. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1950.
	Oscar Cullman, Baptism in the New Testament. Studies in Biblical Theology No. 1. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1950. Pbk. pp.84. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	Graham Dix, "The 'Seal' in the Second Century," Theology 51 (1948).
	E.J. Duncan, Baptism in the Demonstrations of Aphroates the Persian. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1945.
	C.M. Edsman, "A Typology of Baptism in Hippolytus Romanus," Studia Patristica 2 (1957): 35-40.
	G. Every, The Baptismal Sacrifice. London, 1959.
	Everett Ferguson, "The Typology of Baptism in the Early Church," Restoration Quarterly 8.1 (1965): 41-52.
	Everett Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, 3rd edn. Abilene: Abilene Christian University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780891128427. pp.33-65. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly]
	Everett Ferguson, "Preaching at Epiphany: Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom on Baptism and the Church," Church History 66.1 (1997): 1-17.
	Everett Ferguson, Editor. Conversion, Catechumenate, and Baptism in the Early Church (Studies in Early Christianity). Garland Publishing, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0815310714. pp.435.
	Everett Ferguson, "Inscriptions and the Origin of Infant Baptism," Journal of Theological Studies, n.s., Vol. 30 (1979): 37-46.
	Everett Ferguson, "Preaching at Epiphany: Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom on Baptism and the Church," Church History 66.1 (1997): 1-17.
	Everett Ferguson, Baptism in the Early Church. History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. ISBN: 9781467424387. pp.987. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly]
	Thomas M. Finn, The Liturgy of Baptism in the Baptismal Instructions of St. John Chrysostom. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1967.
	Thomas M. Finn, Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: West and East Syria. Message of the Fathers of the Church, Vol. 5. Wilmington: Glazier, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0814653170. pp.248.
	Thomas M. Finn, Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: Italy, North Africa, and Egypt. Message of the Fathers of the Church, Vol. 6. Wilmington: Glazier, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0814653189. pp.256.
	Thomas M. Finn, "Baptismal Death and Resurrection: A Study in Fourth Century Eastern Baptismal Theology," Worship, Vol. 43 (1969): 175-189.
	Timothy George, "The Drama of Baptism: Testimony and Tradition in the Early Church," American Baptist Quarterly 3.2 (Summer 2018): 123-241.
	Guy, Laurie, "'Naked' Baptism in the Early Church: The Rhetoric and the Reality," The Journal of Religious History 27.2 (June 2003): 133-142.
	A. Hamman, Baptism: Ancient Liturgies and Patristic Texts. New York: Alba House, 1967.
	Tolvo Harjunpaa, "St. John Chrysostom in the Light of his Catechetical and Baptismal Homilies," Lutheran Quarterly 29.2 (1977): 167-195.
	Lars Hartman, "Obligatory Baptism - but Why? On Baptism in the Didache and in the Shepherd of Hermas: Hans-Friedrich Weiss LXV annos nato," Svensk Exegetisk Arsbok 59 (1994): 127-143.
	James Heron [1836-1918], The Church of the Sub-Apostolic Age. Its Life, Worship, and Organisation, in the Light of "The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles". London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1888. Hbk. pp.300. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	J.P.T. Hunt, "Colossians 2:11-12, the Circumcision / Baptism Analogy, and Infant Baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 227-244. pdf
	J. Jeremias, Infant Baptism in the First Four Centuries. David Cairns, translator. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960. pp.112.
	J. Jeremias, Origins of Infant Baptism. London: SCM Press, 1963.
	Paul K. Jewett, Infant Baptism and the Covenant of Grace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Pbk. ISBN: 0802817130. pp.268.
	Georg Kretschmar, "Recent Research on Christian Initiation," Studia Liturgica 12 (1977): 87-106.
	G.W.H. Lampe, The Seal of the Spirit. A Study in the Doctrine of Baptism and Confirmation in the New Testament and the Fathers. London: Longmans, Green, 1952.
	Anthony N.S. Lane, "Did the Apostolic Church Baptise Babies? A Seisomlogical Approach," Tyndale Bulletin 55.1 (2004): 109-130. pdf
	Jack P. Lewis, "Baptismal Practices of the Second and Third Century Church," Restoration Quarterly 26 (1983): 1-17.
	Alastair H.B. Logan, "Post-Baptismal Chrismation in Syria: The Evidence of Ignatius, the Didache and the Apostolic Constitutions," Journal of Theological Studies 49.1 (1998): 92-108.
	Joseph Lupi, "Liturgical Symbolism in the Baptismal Homilies of St. John Chrysostom and Theodore of Mopsuestia," Melita Theologica 29.1/2 (1977): 29-42.
	Frederick G. McCleod, "The Christological Ramifications of Theodore of Mopsuestia's Understanding of Baptism and the Eucharist," Journal of Early Christian Studies 10.1 (2002): 37-75.
	Kilian McDonnell & George Montague, Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries, revised (September 1990) Michael Glazier Books, 1990. ISBN: 0814650090. pp.368.
	Kilian McDonnell & Daniel A. Smith," Irenaeus on the Baptism of Jesus," Theological Studies 59.2 (1998): 317-321.
	Hugh Martin, "Baptism and the Fourth Century," Baptist Quarterly 13.8 (Oct. 1950): 370-372. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Leonel L. Mitchell, "The Baptismal Rite in Chrysostom," Anglican Theological Review 43 (1961): 307-403.
	B. Neunheuser, Baptism and Confirmation. New York: Herder and Herder, 1964.
	Albert H. Newman, History of Anti-Pedobaptism: From the Rise of Pedobaptism to A.D. 1609. AMS Press, 1971. Hbk. ISBN: 040404686X.
	J.E.L. Oulton, "Second Century Teaching on Holy Baptism," Theology 50 (1947).
	Phyllis Rodgerson Pleasants, "Making Christian the Christians: The Baptismal Instuctions of St. John Chrysostom," Greek Orthodox Theological Review 34.4 (1989): 379-392.
	E.C. Ratcliff, "The Relation of Confirmation to Baptism in the Early Roman and Byzantine Liturgies," Theology 49 (1946).
	.E.C. Ratcliff, "The old Syrian Tradition and its Resettlement under the Influence of Jerusalem in the Fourth Century," G.J.Cuming,ed., Studies in Church History, Vol.2. Papers read at the second winter and summer meetings of the Ecclesiastical History Society. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1965. Hbk. pp.19-37.
	Hugh M. Riley, Christian Initiation: A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of the Baptismal Liturgy in the Mystagogical Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1974. ISBN: 081320531X.
	G. Ristow, The Baptism of Christ. Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1967. pp. xxxiii + 481.
	Clement Francis Rogers [1866-1949], "Baptism by Affusion on the Early Church," Journal of Theological Studies 6 No 21 (Oct. 1904): 107-110. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	D. Stone, Holy Baptism. London: Longmans. 1917.
	Michael Strickland, "The (In)Significance of the Baptizer in the Early Church: The Importance of Baptism and Unimportance of the One Who Baptized," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 61.2 (June 2018): 355-366. pdf
	Thomas Vincent Tymms [1842-1921], The Evolution of Infant Baptism and Related Ideas. London: The Kingsgate Press, [1912]. Hbk. pp.502. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	G. Wagner, Pauline Baptism and the Pagan Mysteries. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1967.
	Ronald A. Ward, "The Semantics of Sacramental Language: With Special Reference to Baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 17 (1966): 99-108. pdf
	Edward C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy, new edn. London: SPCK, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0281029830.
	Robert L. Williams, "Baptism in Two Early Church Orders," Southwestern Journal of Theology 43.2 (Spring 2001): 17-31.
	David F. Wright, "The Origin of Infant Baptism - Child Believers' Baptism?," Scottish Journal of Theology, Vol. 40 (1987): 1-23.
	David F. Wright, "One Baptism or Two? Reflections on the History of Christian Baptism," Vox Evangelica 18 (1988): 7-23. pdf
	Edward Yarnold, The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation: Baptismal Homilies of the Fourth Century, 2nd rev. edn.. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0567292436. pp.280.
	J. Ysebaert, Greek Baptismal Terminology: Its Origins and Early Development. Nijmegen, 1962.