Books on Baptism - Any good ones?

[Chaotic Void]

Thanks to a discussion in a Sunday Morning Bible Study I attend, I've got a topic of study I want to tackle (and, because of my track record, my bank account immediately started whimpering).

I'm looking for a book or two from the following perspectives:

Social Science (Specifically looking for something on Second-Temple Judaism's ideas on the topic)
Catholic
Orthodox
Mainline Protestant
Evangelical
Popular Level

So, any recommendations?

[One Bad Pig]

Everett Ferguson Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology, and Liturgy in the First Five Centuries is good (massive, but good). He does go into Second-Temple Judaism's take on baptism. He's a Baptist, which shines through on occasion.

From an Orthodox perspective, Alexander Schmemann Of Water & the Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism is probably good, though I haven't read it.

[One Bad Pig]

I thought that second title looked familiar. Turns out I have a copy sitting on my nightstand, waiting patiently to be read.

[One Bad Pig]

From an Orthodox perspective, Alexander Schmemann Of Water & the Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism is probably good, though I haven't read it.

I read this over the last couple of days. It's quite informative, but as an intended intra-Orthodox work, it may be a difficult read for someone not familiar with Orthodox practice.

Patristic works on baptism:

St. Basil

St. Pacian of Barcelona

Tertullian

St. Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzen)

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

[Chaotic Void]

I read this over the last couple of days. It's quite informative, but as an intended intra-Orthodox work, it may be a difficult read for someone not familiar with Orthodox practice.

Patristic works on baptism:

St. Basil

St. Pacian of Barcelona

Tertullian

St. Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzen)

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Thanks for the recommendations, OBP. I'll take a gander when I get a chance.