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

Program
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
09.00h | The Baptism of Jesus between ‘Orthodoxy’ and ‘Heresy’ | Tobias Nicklas
10.00h | Valentinian Baptism – Theological Interpretation and Practice | Jens Schröter
11.30h | Liturgical Traditions about Baptism| Harald Buchinger
14.00h | The Apolytrosis: Origins – Ritual – Development | Predrag Bukovec
15.00h | Towns with a double Christian Baptistery (V-VI centuries)
| Julia Beltrán de Heredia
Afternoon | VISIT OF THE BAPTISTERIES IN THE OLD CITY OF BARCELONA
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 | Closure of the Conference