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Baptism (from the Greek noun "baptisma"; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally. The canonical Gospels report that Jesus was baptizeda historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Baptism has been called a holy sacrament and an ordinance of Jesus Christ. In some denominations, baptism is also called christening, but for others the word "christening" is reserved for the baptism of infants. Baptism has also given its name to the Baptist churches and denominations.

The usual form of baptism among the earliest Christians was for the candidate to be immersed, either totally (submerged completely under the water) or partially (standing or kneeling in water while water was poured on him or her). While John the Baptist's use of a deep river for his baptism suggests immersion, "The fact that he chose a permanent and deep river suggests that more than a token quantity of water was needed, and both the preposition 'in' (the Jordan) and the basic meaning of the verb 'baptize' probably indicate immersion. In v. 16, Matthew will speak of Jesus 'coming up out of the water'. The traditional depiction in Christian art of John the Baptist pouring water over Jesus' head may therefore be based on later Christian practice." Pictorial and archaeological evidence of Christian baptism from the 3rd century onward indicates that a normal form was to have the candidate stand in water while water was poured over the upper body. Other common forms of baptism now in use include pouring water three times on the forehead, a method called affusion.

1. Which Greek word is associated with baptism?
2. Is baptism always christening?
3. What is affusion?
4. Who used a deep river?
5. What kind of baptism do we think he practiced
6. Is there archaeological evidence of baptism?
7. From when?
8. What form of baptism does it indicate?
9. Was Jesus baptised?10. By who?
11. What's the traditional depiction of that?
12. Which river did John use?
13. What was its name?
14. What does Matthew say about Jesus in v. 16?
15. Do we have a high degree of certainty about the baptism of Jesus?
16. Who or what reports the baptism of Jesus?
17. Has it been called an ordinance of Jesus?
18. It's a Christian sacrament of what?
1. baptisma
2. no
3. pouring water three times on the forehead
4. John the Baptist
5. immersion
6. yes
7. the 3rd century onward
8. a normal form was to have the candidate stand in water while water was poured over the upper body
9. yes
10. John the Baptist
11. John the Baptist pouring water over Jesus' head
12. a permanent and deep river
13. the Jordan
14. of Jesus 'coming up out of the water'
15. yes
16. The canonical Gospels
17. yes
18. of admission and adoption