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The Ritual Before the Religion- Baptism


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Full Bibliography

Adler, Yonatan. The Archaeology of Purity: Archaeological Evidence for the Observance of Ritual Purity in Ereẓ-Israel from the Hasmonean Period until the End of the Talmudic Era. PhD diss., Bar-Ilan University, 2011.
Adler, Yonatan. The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.
Ambrose of Milan. On the Mysteries.
Ambrose of Milan. On the Sacraments.
Augustine of Hippo. On Baptism, Against the Donatists.
Augustine of Hippo. On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants.
Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Bradshaw, Paul F., Maxwell E. Johnson, and L. Edward Phillips. The Apostolic Tradition: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002.
Cyril of Jerusalem. Catechetical Lectures.
Davies, J. G. The Architectural Setting of Baptism. London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962.
Dölger, Franz Joseph. The Sun of Justice: The Christian Cult of the Sun and the Baptismal Orientation. Relevant for eastward prayer, solar symbolism, and baptismal orientation.
Ferguson, Everett. Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
Finn, Thomas M. Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: Italy, North Africa, and Egypt. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992.
Finn, Thomas M. Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: West and East Syria. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1992.
Hippolytus. The Apostolic Tradition. Attribution debated, but still important for reconstructing early baptismal practice.
Jensen, Robin M. Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012.
Johnson, Maxwell E. The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation. 2nd ed. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2007.
Josephus. Jewish Antiquities, Book 18.
Justin Martyr. First Apology.
Kavanagh, Aidan. The Shape of Baptism: The Rite of Christian Initiation. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1978.
Kazen, Thomas. Studies on John the Baptist, ritual immersion, and purity in early Judaism.
Klawans, Jonathan. Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Klawans, Jonathan. Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple: Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient Judaism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Lawrence, Jonathan David. Washing in Water: Trajectories of Ritual Bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006.
Lietzmann, Hans. Mass and Lord’s Supper: A Study in the History of the Liturgy. Relevant for early worship, initiation, and Eucharistic entry.
Meeks, Wayne A. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.
Regev, Eyal. Studies on Qumran, ritual purity, and Jewish sectarian practice.
Riley, Hugh M. Christian Initiation: A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of the Baptismal Liturgy in the Mystagogical Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Theodore of Mopsuestia, and Ambrose of Milan. Catholic University of America Press, 1974.
Schmemann, Alexander. Of Water and the Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1974.
Spinks, Bryan D. Early and Medieval Rituals and Theologies of Baptism: From the New Testament to the Council of Trent. Ashgate, 2006.
Spinks, Bryan D. Reformation and Modern Rituals and Theologies of Baptism: From Luther to Contemporary Practices. Ashgate, 2006.
Tertullian. On Baptism.
The Didache.
Turner, Victor. The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Useful for liminality and rites of passage, though not baptism-specific.
Van Gennep, Arnold. The Rites of Passage. Useful for initiation structure, separation, liminality, and incorporation.
Whitaker, E. C. Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy. SPCK, 1970.
Yarnold, Edward. The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation: Baptismal Homilies of the Fourth Century. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1994.

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