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[I]n the days of Noah, during the building of the ark,... a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you... (1 Pet 3:20-21) Prior to the time of John the Baptist and the Messiah, Baptism was practiced by the Babylonians (Tablets of Maklu), Egyptians (Book of Going Forth by Day), and Greeks (Sanctuary of Trophonion) for initiation and protection from the threats of water. bible.ca/ef/topical-baptism-a-prechristian-history.htm Is the Biblical correlation of Baptism with the ancient flood account (also in Babylonian literature) a reference to this ancient tradition of water immersion for protection from the threats of water?
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:42:05 +0000

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