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Baptism in John 3:5? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels ( e.g. ,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised ( e.g. ,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new ( e.g. ,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize ( e.g. ,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts baptism and salvation were clearly linked within the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for ...

Baptism in John 3:5? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels ( e.g. ,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised ( e.g. ,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new ( e.g. ,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize ( e.g. ,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts baptism and salvation were clearly linked within the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for hi...

Baptism in John 3:5? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels ( e.g. ,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised ( e.g. ,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new ( e.g. ,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize ( e.g. ,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts baptism and salvation were clearly linked within the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for hi...

Baptism in John 3:5 ? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels (e.g.,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised (e.g.,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new (e.g.,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize (e.g.,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts, baptism and salvation were clearly linked to the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for his communit...

Baptism in John 3:5 ? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christ ian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels (e.g.,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice. Such as being buried and raised (e.g.,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new (e.g.,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize (e.g.,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts, baptism and salvation were clearly linked to the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for his commun...

Baptism in John 3:5? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of  3:5  then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels (e.g.,  Matt 18:3 ;  Mark 10:15 ).78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised (e.g.,  Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new (e.g.,  Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize (e.g.,  Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts baptism and salvation were clearly linked within the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for his communi...

Baptism in John 3:5? John 3:5 Excerpt Could the text of 3:5 then possibly refer to Christian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels ( e.g. , Matt 18:3; Mark 10:15 ). In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised ( e.g. , Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new ( e.g. , Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize ( e.g. , Matt 28:10 ). In such contexts, baptism and salvation were clearly linked in the thinking of early Christians. Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for his community of believers? In trying to answer this quest...

Baptism in John 3:5 ? John 3:5 Excerpt ‎Could the text of 3:5 then possibly refer to Christ ian baptism? The answer is certainly not a simple one. Birth from above for John was the equivalent of salvation or eternal life. Such birth, as some scholars have noted, is in John similar to being children of God in the Synoptic Gospels ( e.g. , Matt 18:3 ; Mark 10:15 ). 78 In the early church baptismal language could be used in contexts that refer to the salvation process. Examples are numerous, but a few will suffice, such as being buried and raised ( e.g. , Rom 6:1–11 ), or the putting off of the old way and the putting on of the new ( e.g. , Col 3:1–17 ), or in the commission to evangelize ( e.g. , Matt 28:10 ). ‎In such contexts baptism and salvation were clearly linked within the thinking of early Christ ians . Was the same true for John, who later in the first century was writing reflectively on the significance of the Nicodemus story for his community of believers? In try...