Baptism in Early Byzantine Palestine 325-451

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1. Introduction 3 2. Early Byzantine Palestine 5 3. Admissible Evidence 9 4. 'Cathedral' Baptism 11 5. 'Evangelical' Baptism 28 6. 'Pilgrim' Baptism 38 7. Conclusion 44 ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Map of Palestine in the early fifth century 4 2. The baptistery of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, according to Vincent and Abel 18 3. The baptistery of the Church of St Theodore, Gerasa 19 4. The courtyard of the Byzantine Patriarchion at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, according to Tinelli 22 5. The Anastasis and Patriarchion at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, according to Corbo 23 6. The church and baptistery at Nicopolis, according to Vincent and Abel 24 7. The church complex at Dor, following Gibson and Dauphin 25 8. The church and baptistery at Acsalon, according to Bagatti 26 9. The cave church with baptismal installation at Khallat Danabiya, according to Goldfus 35