The Bible and Baptism

The Fountain of Salvation

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Pub Date 02 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 02 Oct 2022

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This addition to the Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts and call in the Sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's Word.

New Testament scholar Isaac Morales, OP, offers a biblical theology of the initiatory rite of baptism that will be interesting and informative to the church catholic. Morales provides a synthetic biblical account of the sacrament of baptism, rooted in the rich water symbolism of the Old Testament and finding its full flourishing in baptismal participation in the saving events of Christ's passion, death, and resurrection as described in the New Testament. This book provides lay teachers with background and depth on topics taught frequently in the parish, making it suitable for classroom use and parish ministry.

The series editors are Timothy C. Gray and John Sehorn. Gray is president of the Augustine Institute, which has one million subscribers to its online content channel, Formed.org. Gray and Sehorn both teach at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, which prepares students for Christian mission through on-campus and distance-education programs.

This addition to the Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments series provides readers with a deeper appreciation of God's gifts and call in the Sacraments through a renewed encounter with God's...


Advance Praise

“In The Bible and Baptism, Isaac Morales offers a sparklingly clear account of the baptismal imagery that ripples throughout Scripture. Particularly impressive is his exposition of the significance of water as a poetic figure of life, death, freedom, and purity in the Old Testament. Equally compelling is his close reading of the way in which the New Testament interprets baptism as a pointer to Christ’s death and resurrection. This book not only enriches our understanding of baptism but also illuminates the way in which early Christian interpreters understood the unity of the biblical story. This is a book that deserves to be read and pondered by church study groups, theological students, and anyone who desires a deeper understanding of the sacrament of baptism.”—Richard B. Hays, George Washington Ivey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Duke University

“Fr. Morales’s keen and careful scholarship on the biblical understanding of baptism leads the reader to a deep appreciation of the ‘pattern of dying and rising with Christ’ by which the baptized ‘attains to a freedom’ like no other. As Fr. Morales so ably shows, it is baptism that transforms the believer ‘into a temple fit for God’s dwelling.’”—Peter John Cameron, OP, founding editor in chief, Magnificat

“This study is both timely and traditional. Moving deftly through Scripture and drawing on Christian thought through the ages, Morales explores how central themes of Scripture are enriched through meditation on baptism in response to perennial and contemporary challenges. Thus he demonstrates that baptism, more than an initiation rite, is a call to a lifelong journey of liberation and transformation, one that requires reckoning seriously with the limitations and inevitable distortions of human existence.”—Ellen F. Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School

“Baptism—the central Christian sacrament and, indeed, the entrance to all the other sacraments—is nevertheless often theologically understudied, even outright neglected. But in this sweeping biblical study encompassing the Old and New Testaments, Fr. Morales establishes the scriptural roots and foundation of baptism, its utter centrality in the Christian’s life with God, and the ecumenical import of a biblically grounded understanding of baptism. Sound exegesis, solid theological interpretation, and salutary application make this lucidly written book a must-read for seminarians, deacons, priests, and all Christians eager to rediscover and reclaim the meaning of their own baptism. Tolle lege—take and read!”—Reinhard Hütter, Ordinarius Professor of Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology, The Catholic University of America

“In The Bible and Baptism, Isaac Morales offers a sparklingly clear account of the baptismal imagery that ripples throughout Scripture. Particularly impressive is his exposition of the significance...


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Christian Baptism is probably the one key rites of initiation shared by all Christian traditions in some form or another. Over the years I have extensively contemplated on the nature and meaning of this sacrament as a preacher’s kid, catholic catechist, lay dominican and deacon candidate, so I thought that I had a pretty good handle on the subject. This book managed to surprise me with a well organized exploration of the central themes (redemption/salvation, communion/unity, new life/spirit and the new priesthood, which were comfortably familiar) as well as several nooks and crannies where I never thought to look before (such as how water is used within the OT - Part 1). Although this book was written by a Catholic theologian, his fundamentally solid biblical exegesis and accessible writing makes the book suitable for anybody who wants to understand the many dimensions of this sacrament, and why it forms the principle foundation for christian life (I would strongly recommend this as a group study as well).

Introduction: The Foundation of Salvation
Part 1 - Written for Our Instruction: Water in the Old testament

1. The Waters of Life
2. The Waters of Death
3. The Waters of Freedom
4. The Waters of Purity

Part 2 - The Substance Belongs to Christ: Baptism in the New Testament

5. Christ, the Model of Baptism
6. Christ, the Source of Baptism
7. Baptism “in the Name”
8. Dying and Rising with Christ
9. Being Clothed with Christ
10. Baptism and New Birth
11. Baptismal Purity
12. Baptismal Unity

Conclusion: Salvation through Worship
Appendix: Infant Baptism

I was given this free advance review copy (ARC) ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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This is a superb biblical theology mapping the images, symbolism and metaphors of water through the Old testament and connecting to the sacrament of Baptism in the New Testament. This is an academic level book in its detail and references, but is readable and applicable for ministers, lay leaders and to all who are interested in Biblical theology. Isaac Morales is a Dominican friar and an Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College but, as stated in the introduction, this book is useful for the church catholic. As someone who teaches and preaches regularly, I have found this book to be immediately helpful in teaching others and preparing discipleship materials. I thoroughly recommend this book and will be encouraging other ministers, leaders and students to read it.

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