Believer's Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ (New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology)

by Andreas J. Köstenberger and Shawn D. Wright

Book Overview

Is believer's baptism the clear teaching of the New Testament Scriptures? What are the historical and theological challenges to believer's baptism? What are the practical applications for believer's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805432493
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: B&H Academic
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

tremendous study on baptism

The book "Believer's Baptism" is tremendous study on the subject of baptism. It has 10 chapters written by famous Baptist theologians. The purpose of this books is to show that believer's baptism is the true biblical and historical baptism. The book discusses baptism in the Gospels, Acts, NT epistles, patristic writings. Also other chapters touch the baptismal doctrine of Anabaptists and Stone-Campbell restoration movement. The chapter by Mark Dever is very good and practical. The book interacts graciuosly with Reformed theology on infant baptism. If you want a good collection on the issue of baptism buy this book and Paul K. Jewett "Infant Baptism & the Covenant of Grace".

Excellent work that creates important questions

This is a marvelous study of the subject of baptism written for the pew member, the scholar, and everyone in between. It is written by Baptists for Baptists to encourage a return among the Baptist people to a biblical position on the purpose and result of baptism, namely, that baptism brings the forgiveness of sins to those who submit to it in faithful obedience to the gospel message. I hope this book finds a wide circulation among its intended audience and others who sincerely desire to know what the Bible teaches on this vital subject.

Knowledgable Baptists

This book is great in the face of diverse understandings concerning the doctrine of baptism. The book deals with historical writings and Covenantal Paedo baptist theology. It discusses the historical theologies of the Early Church Fathers and the arguments during the time of the Luther, Zwingli, and the Anabaptists. Another thing it discusses with clarity is the continuity / discontinuity issues between the Abrahamic Covenant and the New Covenant. The book is very gracious to all believers in Christ proclaiming our unity in the body of Christ. It also lifts baptism to a higher level than just an ordinance by claiming it is also a means of grace.

Great Biblical Interaction with various views of Baptism

Another reviewer said this book can be read in 2 hours!!! I read academic books all the time and that reviewer must be an amazing speed reader. I have really been edified by this book. It explains the various views of baptism very fairly. I am not a Baptist but do believe in believers baptism. This book confirmed me in my view of Baptism and completely eliminated any intimitation of other views. The various scholars deal respectfully with all views of baptism throughout church history and then contrast them with good biblical exegesis. I doubt if many will be able to read the book in two hours - or even some of the chapters in two hours - but this will be a forever resourse on the subject of believers baptism.

An Excellent Study on Baptism

I purchased this book with great skepticism. I assumed that the book would be nothing more than a book defending the Southern Baptist position on baptism namely that believer's alone should be baptized (which I agree with by the way) but would not interact much with those who disagree except in passing. This is not the case with this book. BELIEVER'S BAPTISM does a good job of first of all laying a solid biblical and theological foundation for believer's baptism and then does a good job of defending it against those who would disagree from both contemporary and from historical theologians who argue for infant baptism. Furthermore, the book allows a few chapters to be given for presenting arguments for infant baptism and for the Restoration movement view that baptism is essential for salvation. The book does not present baptism merely as a token Christian memorial but a very important biblical topic. The chapters are not very long and the book can be easily read in just a couple of hours. While there are some theological terms thrown here and there, overall the book is an easy read and the plus is that it is full of Scripture. Overall I enjoyed this book and gladly recommend it to you all to study.