Context: A minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, religious liberty, separation of church and state, and Arminian views of salvation, predestination and original sin. Representative writers including A.C. Underwood and William R. Estep. Gourley wrote that among some contemporary Baptist scholars who emphasize the faith of the community over soul liberty, the Anabaptist influence theory is making a comeback.

Question: Who was thought to be influenced by continental Anabaptists?
Answer: early seventeenth-century Baptists

Question: Early seventeenth-century Baptists were thought to be influenced by who?
Answer: continental Anabaptists

Question: General Baptists shared similarities with who?
Answer: Dutch Waterlander Mennonites

Question: Who are two representative writers?
Answer: A.C. Underwood and William R. Estep. Gourley

Question: What were the Dutch Waterlander Mennonites?
Answer: one of many Anabaptist groups

Question: Who was thought to be controlled by continental Anabaptists?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Early sixteenth-century Baptists were thought to be influenced by who?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Anabaptists shared similarities with who?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did the Dutch Waterlander Mennonites avoid?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What theory lost credibility?
Answer: Unanswerable