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- ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORICAL BAPTISM - BUH750
ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORICAL BAPTISM - BUH750
The long history of baptism shows a constant development of teaching of the Lord and his apostles. The changes or innovations which this ordinance experienced from the 1st and 2nd centuries of our era, made of baptism by immersion, conferred only on repentant sinners believing in Christ, a sacrament administered to infants, supposing to accomplish that which was to be symbolized.
This evolution is very visible through the baptismal installations, which in the course of centuries underwent progressive shrinking. In a parallel direction one can observe, on symbol. Archaeology and the history of the Church witness in like manner a real deviation.
The presented here has to do essentially with the Mediterranean basin, cradle of primitive and authentic Christianity, which conceals so many traces of baptismal practices which are according to Scripture.
p.g. 87