Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Father Isaac Morales about his book, The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2022), published as part of the new series, A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments. This new book by Fr. Morales presents a biblical theology of baptism via an exploration of directly associated themes throughout scripture (water, exodus, invocation “in the name”, etc.). This enables a presentation of baptism that takes more seriously relevant topics in both testaments, not just the pages of the New. In a unique way, then, Fr. Morales develops a truly biblical theology, not just a New Testament one. He also weaves in themes as they develop into the Church Fathers as well as the Church’s liturgy. The work remains sensitive to the (false) lenses readers use to warp a theology of baptism and ably navigates important texts exegetically. OT texts, Paul, the Gospels, the Petrines and many other passages are examined in this highly instructive and generously spirited work. Chris and Fr. Morales discuss this and many other issues together in this episode!
Guest: Father Isaac Morales was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. He received a Master of Theological Studies degree with a concentration in biblical studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2002 and a doctorate in New Testament from Duke University in 2007. After serving as an assistant professor of theology at Marquette University for around five years, he felt a call to join the Order of Preachers (aka the Dominicans). He's the author of The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2022). He was ordained to the priesthood in 2018 and since then has taught in the department of theology at Providence College. Before this call he was called Rodrigo Morales and published his PhD, The Spirit and the Restoration of Israel: New Exodus and New Creation Motifs in Galatians with Mohr Siebeck (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck , 2010).
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