The Pandemic Origins of Child Baptism
The article discusses the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic that limited religious practices and discusses history of other pandemics. It mentions that one ancient pandemic even helped to establish the Christian rite of baptism administered to little children and infants—a practice not att...
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Soc.
2021
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pandemic
/ Coronaviruses
/ Infant baptism
/ Church
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Christians
B CHRISTIAN rites & ceremonies B Pandemics B Christian Communities B Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Summary: | The article discusses the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic that limited religious practices and discusses history of other pandemics. It mentions that one ancient pandemic even helped to establish the Christian rite of baptism administered to little children and infants—a practice not attested in early Christian communities until the late second century. It also mentions that Christians likely managed to face and overcome the epidemic with greater success than pagans. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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