infant baptism is undoubtedly legitimate if not absolutely or bindingly so.97 Thus, such people interpret the texts concerning baptism with their preunderstandings. Biblical texts, principles and analogies, and historical tradition weigh heavily in their interpretation.98 Correspondingly, those who teach the immersion of adult believers also rely on biblical texts and their traditions. Opposing the baptism of infants, Beasley-Murray insists, It is not only that the New Testament is silent on