In what sense? Or is the expression “into Moses” merely formed on analogy to “into Christ,” and thus merely an ad hoc construction in the service of the exegesis? But this alternative is hardly one of which Paul was conscious in this form. It should be noted that his thought moves back to the Old Testament from the present datum, baptism, and certainly does not vice versa derive and interpret baptism from the Old Testament. Paul does not seek a point—for—point correspondence; he is satisfied with