Traditional Conflict Management: How Early Interpreters Address Paul’s Reference to Those Baptized for the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:29)

Modern scholars often understand 1 Cor 15:29 as a clear reference to the baptism of living individuals as proxies for the departed. Yet before or at the time of 1 Corinthians, there appears to be no evidence for this practice or a similar one. A reasonable explanation for its emergence, therefore, i...

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Main Author: J. David Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/772