The Jewish Roots of Christian Baptism: Lesson 1

This video is a class within the course "Jewish Culture in the New Testament" at the Jewish Awareness Ministries School of Biblical and Jewish Studies. Teacher: Rev. Dan Bergman Class Description: In this class, students will learn about the Hebrew concept of "the Mikveh" - the Jewish ritual bath. The Jewish context behind the baptism of John the Baptist, as well as the concept of believers' baptism will be examined in light of thier Jewish origins.