You amaze me!
What has been proven, my friend, is that a non-Biblical document tells us what some people did. It does not modify Scripture, nor does it change the meanings of any words.
And even if we were to look at extra-Biblical sources as if they had the same Authority as the Bible, interestingly . . .
From
The Didache with Commentary
What is interesting to me is that it says, baptize this way, baptize that way, or baptize this other way, or, if you can't, then "pour". Not "Baptize the head." "Pour on the head".
Here's another fun source:
The Interlinear Didache - Apocrypha - Psalm11918.org
From here we see that an entirely different word is used where we read "pour", it's not baptidzo at all!
But that aside, I'm glad you brought up the Didache, because, whatever it actually is, and whatever the source Actually is - there is some dispute, you know - even this document demonstrates a difference between baptismatos, immersion, and ekxeon, pour out.
i περι δε του βαπτισματος, ουτω βαπτισατε, ταυτα παντα προειποντες, βαπτισατε εις το ονομα του
1 About (rather) the immersion: thus immerse (ye), these all saying first: immerse (ye) in(to) the name of the
πατρος και του υιου και του αγιου πνευματος εν υδατι ζωντι.
Father and of the Son and of the holy Spirit, in water living.
ii εαν δε μη εχης υδωρ ζων, εις αλλο υδωρ βαπτισον, ει δ'' ου δυνασαι εν ψυχρω, εν θερμω.
2 [Then/If] - not you have water ''alive'': into other water immerse; if - not: you can [will be able to] in cold, [or] in warm.
iii εαν δε αμφοτερα μη εχης, εκχεον εις την κεφαλην τρις υδωρ εις ονομα πατρος και υιου καυ αγιου
3 If - both not you have: [pour out] onto the head three water in(to) name Father and Son and holy
spirit.
πνευματος.
So, what we actually see here is that whomever wrote this document, demonstrates that to baptize is one thing, and to "pour onto someone's head" is something different.
I don't know, but I'm still thinking Ad Hominem. Your last post adds more of the same. And your "proof" supports my assertion.
Much love!
mark
