Tag Archives: clement of alexandria

Baptism for the Dead: An Erroneous Practice? - Part 3

If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for email alerts or subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for reading!(Continued from Part 2)
Another early Christian evidence for the practice of baptism for the dead is from texts that reference the practice among a group known as the Marcionites. This group was [...]

Baptism for the Dead: An Erroneous Practice? - Part 2

(Continued from Part 1)
Some of the best studies of the early Christian practice of baptism for the dead have come from Hugh Nibley and John A. Tvedtnes. Both of these LDS scholars have written extensively on the topic. I hope to analyze some of their excellent work and provide examples of the practice [...]