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Primary Sources on Baptism

Book or monograph Ambrose, On the Sacraments.
Book or monograph Ambrose, On the Mysteries.
Book or monograph Chomatius of Aquileia, Sermones 14; 15; 19.
Book or monograph John Chrysostom, Baptismal Instructions.
Book or monograph John Chrysostom, Homily 25 on John.
Book or monograph Cyprian, Letter 58.
Book or monograph Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures 19-21.
Book or monograph Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration on Baptism 28.
Book or monograph Hippolytus, Apostolic Tradition 16-23.
Book or monograph Justin Martyr, 1 Apology 61-62.
Book or monograph Origen, Homilies on Leviticus 8.3.
Book or monograph Origen, Homilies on Luke 14.
Book or monograph Origen, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 5.9.
Book or monograph Tertullian, On Baptism.
Book or monograph Theodore of Mopsuestia, Baptismal Homilies.
Book or monograph Whitaker: Documents of the Baptismal LiturgyEdward C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy. London: SPCK, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0281029830. xxii + 256. {Amazon.com}

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Secondary Sources

Book or monograph Kurt Aland, Did the Early Christian Church Baptize Infants? Translated and with an introduction by G.R. Beasley-Murray. London: SCM Press, 1963. pp.120.
Article A.W. Argyle, "Baptism in the Early Christian Centuries," A. Gilmore, ed. Christian Baptism. Philadelphia: Judson, 1959. pp.187-222.
Article H.J.D. Astley, "Primitive Sacramentalism," The Modern Churchman 16 (1926-7).
On-line Resource Johannine Themes in the Early Church Councils: John 3:5 and the Necessity of Water Baptism (David Arias)
Article William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part I," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 462 (1959): 136-144.
Article William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part II: Modes of Water Baptism in the Ancient Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 463 (1959): 230-240.
Article William A. BeVier, "Water Baptism in the Ancient Church, Part III: Summary and Conclusions concerning Water Baptism in the Ancient Church," Bibliotheca Sacra 116: 463 (1959): 317-321.
Book or monograph Booth: Children of the PromiseRobert R. Booth, Children of the Promise: The Biblical Case for Infant Baptism. (Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 0875521657. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
Article Paul F. Bradshaw, "Professions of Faith in Early Christian Baptism," The Evangelical Quarterly 78.2 (2006): 101-115.
Book or monograph Donald Bridge & David Phypers. The Water That Divides: The Baptism Debate, 2nd edn. Christian Focus Publications, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 1857922514. {Amazon.com}
Book or monograph Bromiley: Children of PromiseGeoffrey W. Bromiley, Children of Promise: The Case for Baptizing Infants. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 1579101488. pp.127. {Amazon.com}
On-line Resource Covenant Baptism: I Will Be Your God and Your Children's God (R. Scott Clark)
Book or monograph J.A. Crehan, Early Christian Baptism and Creed. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1950.
Book or monograph Oscar Cullmann, Baptism in the New Testament. Westminster John Knox Press, 1978. Pbk. ISBN: 0664242197. {Amazon.com}
Article Graham Dix, "The 'Seal' in the Second Century," Theology 51 (1948).
Book or monograph E.J. Duncan, Baptism in the Demonstrations of Aphroates the Persian. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1945.
Article C.M. Edsman, "A Typology of Baptism in Hippolytus Romanus," Studia Patristica 2 (1957): 35-40.
Book or monograph G. Every, The Baptismal Sacrifice. London, 1959.
Book or monograph Early Christians SpeakEverett Ferguson, Early Christians Speak, 3rd edn. Abilene: ACU, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0891120459. pp.33-65. {Amazon.com}
Article Everett Ferguson, "Preaching at Epiphany: Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom on Baptism and the Church," Church History 66.1 (1997): 1-17.
Book or monograph Everett Ferguson, Editor. Conversion, Catechumenate, and Baptism in the Early Church (Studies in Early Christianity). Garland Publishing, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0815310714. pp.435. {Amazon.com}
Article Everett Ferguson, "Inscriptions and the Origin of Infant Baptism," Journal of Theological Studies, n.s., Vol. 30 (1979): 37-46.
Article Everett Ferguson, "Preaching at Epiphany: Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom on Baptism and the Church," Church History 66.1 (1997): 1-17.
Book or monograph Thomas M. Finn, The Liturgy of Baptism in the Baptismal Instructions of St. John Chrysostom. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1967.
Book or monograph Thomas M. Finn, Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: West and East Syria. Message of the Fathers of the Church, Vol. 5. Wilmington: Glazier, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0814653170. pp.248. {Amazon.com}
Book or monograph Thomas M. Finn, Early Christian Baptism and the Catechumenate: Italy, North Africa, and Egypt. Message of the Fathers of the Church, Vol. 6. Wilmington: Glazier, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0814653189. pp.256. {Amazon.com}
Article Thomas M. Finn, "Baptismal Death and Resurrection: A Study in Fourth Century Eastern Baptismal Theology," Worship, Vol. 43 (1969): 175-189.
Book or monograph A. Hamman, Baptism: Ancient Liturgies and Patristic Texts. New York: Alba House, 1967.
Article Tolvo Harjunpaa, "St. John Chrysostom in the Light of his Catechetical and Baptismal Homilies," Lutheran Quarterly 29.2 (1977): 167-195.
Article Lars Hartman, "Obligatory Baptism - but Why? On Baptism in the Didache and in the Shepherd of Hermas: Hans-Friedrich Weiss LXV annos nato," Svensk Exegetisk Arsbok 59 (1994): 127-143.
Article J.P.T. Hunt, "Colossians 2:11-12, the circumcision/baptism analogy, and infant baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 41.2 (1990): 227-244.
Book or monograph J. Jeremias, Infant Baptism in the First Four Centuries. David Cairns, translator. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960. pp.112.
Book or monograph J. Jeremias, Origins of Infant Baptism. London: SCM Press, 1963.
Book or monograph Jewett: Infant Baptism and the Covenant of GracePaul K. Jewett, Infant Baptism and the Covenant of Grace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978. Pbk. ISBN: 0802817130. pp.268. {Amazon.com}
On-line Resource Infant Baptism in Early Church History (Dennis Kastens)
Article Georg Kretschmar, "Recent Research on Christian Initiation," Studia Liturgica 12 (1977): 87-106.
Book or monograph G.W.H. Lampe, The Seal of the Spirit. A Study in the Doctrine of Baptism and Confirmation in the New Testament and the Fathers. London: Longmans, Green, 1952.
Article Anthony N.S. Lane, "Did the Apostolic Church Baptise Babies? A Seismological Approach," Tyndale Bulletin 55.1 (2004): 109-130..
On-line Resource The History of Paedocommunion From The Early Church Until 1500 (Tommy Lee)
Article Jack P. Lewis, "Baptismal Practices of the Second and Third Century Church," Restoration Quarterly 26 (1983): 1-17.
On-line Resource Baptism in the Early Church (Pentecost to AD 325) (Joel D. Leyrer)
Article Alastair H.B. Logan, "Post-Baptismal Chrismation in Syria: The Evidence of Ignatius, the Didache and the Apostolic Constitutions," Journal of Theological Studies 49.1 (1998): 92-108.
Article Joseph Lupi, "Liturgical Symbolism in the Baptismal Homilies of St. John Chrysostom and Theodore of Mopsuestia," Melita Theologica 29.1/2 (1977): 29-42.
Article Frederick G. McCleod, "The Christological Ramifications of Theodore of Mopsuestia's Understanding of Baptism and the Eucharist," Journal of Early Christian Studies 10.1 (2002): 37-75.
Book or monograph Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy SpiritKilian McDonnell & George Montague, Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries, revised (September 1990) Michael Glazier Books, 1990. ISBN: 0814650090. pp.368. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
Article Kilian McDonnell & Daniel A. Smith," Irenaeus on the Baptism of Jesus," Theological Studies 59.2 (1998): 317-321.
Article H. Martin, "Baptism and the Fourth Century," Baptist Quarterly 13 (1949/50).
Article Leonel L. Mitchell, "The Baptismal Rite in Chrysostom," Anglican Theological Review 43 (1961): 307-403.
Book or monograph B. Neunheuser, Baptism and Confirmation. New York: Herder and Herder, 1964.
Book or monograph Albert H. Newman, History of Anti-Pedobaptism: From the Rise of Pedobaptism to A.D. 1609. AMS Press, 1971. Hbk. ISBN: 040404686X. {Amazon.com}
Article J.E.L. Oulton, "Second Century Teaching on Holy Baptism," Theology 50 (1947).
Article Phyllis Rodgerson Pleasants, "Making Christian the Christians: The Baptismal Instructions of St. John Chrysostom," Greek Orthodox Theological Review 34.4 (1989): 379-392.
Article E.C. Ratcliff, "The Relation of Confirmation to Baptism in the Early Roman and Byzantine Liturgies," Theology 49 (1946).
Book or monograph Hugh M. Riley, Christian Initiation: A Comparative Study of the Interpretation of the Baptismal Liturgy in the Mystagogical Writings of Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1974. ISBN: 081320531X. {Amazon.com}
Book or monograph G. Ristow, The Baptism of Christ. Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1967. pp. xxxiii + 481.
Book or monograph D. Stone, Holy Baptism. London: Longmans. 1917.
Book or monograph G. Wagner, Pauline Baptism and the Pagan Mysteries. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1967.
Article Ronald A. Ward, "The Semantics of Sacramental Language: with special reference to baptism," Tyndale Bulletin 17 (1966): 99-108.
Book or monograph Whitaker: Documents of the Baptismal LiturgyEdward C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy, new edn. London: SPCK, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0281029830. {Amazon.com}
Article David F. Wright, "The Origin of Infant Baptism - Child Believers' Baptism?," Scottish Jouirnal of Theology, Vol. 40 (1987): 1-23.
Book or monograph Yarnold: The Awe-Inspiring Rites of InitiationEdward Yarnold, The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation: Baptismal Homilies of the Fourth Century, 2nd rev. edn.. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0567292436. pp.280. {CBD} {Amazon.com}
Book or monograph J. Ysebaert, Greek Baptismal Terminology: Its Origins and Early Development. Nijmegen, 1962.

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