Irenaeus and the baptism of Jesus.

From: Theological Studies | Date: December 1, 1997| Author: Smith, Daniel A. | Copyright information

[Editor's Note: Irenaeus understood Jesus' baptism as both soteriologically necessary, in as much as the descent of the Spirit equipped Jesus with divine gifts for his messianic ministry, and christologically effective, inasmuch as this equipping brought about a real development in the divine-human relationship. The author explores these issues in dialogue with the research of Antonio Orbe and Ysabel de Andia, and concludes that Irenaeus understood Jesus' baptism as one of several key filial ...

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