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The baptism of Jesus and early christian traditions about baptism

2025, may 22-24

C/Diputació 231, Barcelona · Aula Magna

Organisation: 
Prof. Dr. Armand Puig i Tàrrech, Ateneu Universitari Sant Pacià Barcelona 
Prof. Dr. Tobias Nicklas, Centre for Advanced Studies “Beyond Canon_”, Universität of Regensburg 
Prof. Dr. Jens Schröter, Chair of New Testament Studies and Ancient Christian Apocrypha, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

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Program

Thursday 22nd

14.00h | Opening of the Conference

14.30h | The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ Baptism in the Jordan | Armand Puig i Tàrrech

15.30h | Baptism in Paul’s Letters | Juan Manuel Granados

17.00h | The Baptism in Pauline traditions and receptions | Marcos Aceituno Donoso

18.00h | Baptism in the Shepherd of Hermas | Joseph Verheyden

Friday 23rd

09.00h | The Baptism of Jesus between ‘Orthodoxy’ and ‘Heresy’ | Tobias Nicklas

10.00h | Baptism in Second and Third Century ‘Gnostic’ Texts | Jens Schröter

11.30h | Baptism in the Acts of John (and other early Acts of the Apostles) | Janet Spittler

14.00h | Liturgical Traditions about Baptism | Harald Buchinger

15.00h | Baptismal Anointing | Predrag Bukovec

15.00h | Towns with a double Christian Baptistery (V-VI centuries) | Julia Beltrán de Heredia

Saturday 24th

09.00h | Baptism in Augustine | Joan Torra Bitlloch

10.00h | Early Christian Baptisteries | Sible de Blaauw

11.30h | Beyond the Symbol. Biblical Themes in Early Christian Baptisteries (III-VI Centuries) | Giovanna Ferri

12.30h | The Cheirographon of Adam and Satan | Emanuela Timotin

13.30h | Closure of the Conference

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