Baptism in the Acts of the Apostles

In the editorial-theological concept of Luke, his message is not always formulated as a finalising conclusion. Often, he reports on certain events as a starting point. Thus, the events described follow one another in a vague or artificial chronological order. These descriptions often also implicitly determine the events and descriptions that follow them in canonical, or even in chronological order. As far as baptism is concerned, Acts 2:38-47 summarises all that was essential for the Church in the apostolic age, since the events that guide it, the mention of baptisms, the integration of the disciples of John describe the situation of the Church. And if it does not raise a particular problem of principle, the mention of baptism remains a mere statement of fact.