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Baptism or Temple Initiation? Part II

By David Larsen | Published: July 2, 2008

The Ancient Temple Initiation of the High Priesthood As I stated in my last post, Margaret Barker shows some interesting similarities between Christian baptism and the initiatory rites of the ancient royal high priesthood which generally took place at the temple. While she makes some good points, I think some caution is required. Barker herself states that the [...]

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Baptism or Temple Initiation?

By David Larsen | Published: June 29, 2008

Insights from Margaret Barker’s Temple Themes in Christian Worship: Part IV In this post I will be looking at Chapter 5 of Temple Themes, entitled “Baptism and Resurrection.” In this chapter, Barker gives evidence that shows how Christian baptism was not simply an imitation of contemporary Jewish conversion rites, but had its roots in the much more [...]