medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Quoting Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>:
> we may assume that posthumous baptism was not a common practice, in the
> early fourth century.
Do we know if it was ever common practice? Paul refers to it in 1
Corinthians 15:9, so presumably it was happening in the first century,
and I think the Mormons still practise it, but did it ever happen
outside Corinth, and if so, when did it stop?
Gordon
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