With the aid of early Jewish sources, this study opens new avenues of interpretation regarding two enigmatic passages on baptism in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, 10:1-5 and 15:29.

I. 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 and Judaic Tradition on Ezekiel 16
II. Paul's Toleration in Corinth of Baptism on Behalf of the Dead (1 Cor 15:29),
and Intercession for the Dead in Early Judaism
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