2006-11-09 07:27:04 · 10 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes before the time of Jesus the Jews would purify themselves before they would inter a holy place, the temple of Solomon for example. outside these holy places they would have huge tubs where the Jews would "Bathe" (I guess is a good way to put it) and after a woman would give birth she was ordered by Jewish law to purify herself in the same manner.
2006-11-09 07:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeas there was a jewish ritual in wich a converted person (former gentil) was washed before he or she was received. But the baptism of John the baptist had another meaning than the jewish ritual, it was a baptism of repentence. The following christian baptism has also another meaning than the baptism of John the baptist. The meaning of the christian baptism is to symbolise the death to the old life of the new convert and the rising to a new life with Christ the Saviour.
2006-11-09 07:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by MAE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be aware of something please. Baptism is in Christ authority 1 Cor. 10:2, alluding to Exodus 14. (Christ was the pillar, but that is a longer story). The water (John 3) part can be taken a few ways. However, water is required for 'baptism' but that is as available as 'humidity'; allowing for ones personal faith.
2006-11-09 08:42:29 · answer #3 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. it was before. When John the Baptist baptized Christ it was already a tradition
2006-11-09 07:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, baptism by full immersion was recorded in the Book of Mormon as early as 588 B.C.
2006-11-09 07:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes it was practiced before john the baptist. he was the baptizer and there were many before him.
2006-11-09 07:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptism was a jewish cleansing practice.
2006-11-09 07:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't know. What difference does it make anyway? The important thing is that John did it and the Lord, our God, in human form chose to submit Himself to this as a sign of humility and love of God and man.
Thank you, Jesus.
2006-11-09 07:30:43 · answer #8 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
water baptism was copied from a jewish practice.
2006-11-09 07:29:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't see that it did.I see nothing in the Bible about it.
2006-11-09 07:34:26 · answer #10 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋