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BI172 Problems in Bible Interpretation:
Why Do Christians Disagree about Baptism
BI172 Problems in Bible Interpretation:
Why Do Christians Disagree about Baptism
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Overview
Overview
In Problems in Bible Interpretation: Why Do Christians Disagree on Baptism? (BI172), Dr. Michael Heiser highlights the fundamental areas of debate concerning an important rite of the church. Then he identifies a common cause for these disagreements—namely, unclear language regarding the relationship between baptism and salvation. He examines three of the most prominent historic confessions of the Reformed tradition in order to understand where the confusion originates from. To help us sort through these issues, Dr. Heiser offers a key hermeneutical principle, which can enable us to better articulate a clear and biblical defense of baptism (infant or adult) as well as justify a particular mode of baptism—whether sprinkling, pouring, or immersion—without violating the purity of the gospel of Jesus.
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BI172 Problems in Bible Interpretation: Why Do Christians Disagree about Baptism?
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
Identify the main issues in the debate concerning the recipients and mode of baptism
Articulate the rationale of some in the Reformed tradition for baptizing infants and highlight the problems this can cause
Summarize what the Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and Westminster Confession teach regarding the efficacy of baptism and explain the questions this raises
Describe the hermeneutical key for understanding baptism in light of Colossians 2:11–12
Discuss the uses of the Greek word baptizō and the implications this has for the baptism discussion
State the importance of distinguishing the rite of baptism from the gospel of salvation
Explain how a biblical view of baptism can accommodate both infant and adult baptism, as well as any mode of baptism
Course Outline
Course Outline
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
Unit 1: Issues Related to the Recipients
Unit 1: Issues Related to the Recipients
Reasons for Disagreements
Infant Baptism in the Reformed Tradition
Problems with the Reformed View of Baptism
The Belgic Confession: Part One
The Belgic Confession: Part Two
The Belgic Confession: Part Three
The Heidelberg Catechism: Part One
The Heidelberg Catechism: Part Two
The Heidelberg Catechism: Part Three
The Westminster Confession
Unit 2: Solutions to the Problem of Recipient and Rationale
Unit 2: Solutions to the Problem of Recipient and Rationale
Framing the Discussion in Light of Colossians 2:8–12
The Fundamental Question
What Circumcision Did Not Accomplish
What Circumcision Did Accomplish
Membership in the Covenant Community
Implications for the Church
Unit 3: Issues Related to the Mode of Baptism
Unit 3: Issues Related to the Mode of Baptism
Overview of the Argument
Other Meanings for Baptizō
What’s More Important—Motion or Result?
Unit 4: Application to Controversial Passages
Unit 4: Application to Controversial Passages
The Hermeneutical Key
Acts 2:38 and Acts 22:16
Conclusion
Conclusion
Course Summary
Details
Details
Title: BI172 Problems in Bible Interpretation: Why Do Christians Disagree about Baptism?
Instructor: Michael S. Heiser
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2017
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 3
About the Instructor
About the Instructor
Dr. Michael S. Heiser was a former Scholar-in-Residence for Faithlife Corporation, the makers of Logos Bible Software. He served as Executive Director of the Awakening School of Theology and Ministry at Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Florida. His varied academic background enabled him to operate in the realm of critical scholarship and the wider Christian community. His experience in teaching at the undergraduate level and writing for the layperson have both directly contributed to Logos’ goal of adapting scholarly tools for nonspecialists.
Dr. Heiser earned his PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages and held an MA in ancient history and Hebrew studies. He was the coeditor of Old Testament Greek Pseudepigrapha with Morphology and Semitic Inscriptions: Analyzed Texts and English Translations, and can do translation work in roughly a dozen ancient languages, including Biblical Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Ugaritic cuneiform. He also specialized in Israelite religion (especially Israel’s divine council), contextualizing biblical theology with Israelite and ancient Near Eastern religion, Jewish binitarianism, biblical languages, ancient Semitic languages, textual criticism, comparative philology, and Second Temple period Jewish literature. In addition, he was named the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Scholar by the Society of Biblical Literature.
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