Philologically and Historically Investigated, for the American Bible Union

by T. J. Conant

• Biblical Studies & Commentaries

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Published: 2006

Publisher's Description

The meaning of the Greek word 'baptizein' has been so obscured, by the denominational controversies which have sprung up within the last two centuries, that nothing less than a complete historical exhibition of its use, both in pagan and Christian Greek literature, would suffice to place the matter in a clear light. --from the Preface