Baptism in the First Century

Baptism was considered essential in the days of the early church. So much so, that believers in the second and third centuries began to transform their view of baptism to meet new circumstances. But how was it practiced originally?

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Photo Attributions:
“St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem” by Charles Poërson (1609-1667): Wikimeia Commons/PD-US
“Philipp Melanchthon administers the sacrament of Baptism” attributed to Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586): Wikimedia Commons/PD-US
“The Baptism of Christ” by Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526-1579): Wikimedia Commons/PD-US
“The Baptism of Christ” by Piero della Francesca (1415-1492): Wikimedia Commons/PD-US
“Copy of Southern Steps” by Doug Garner: Bible Land Passages
“Baptism of Christ” by unknown artist (mosaic in Ravenna Italy). Photo attribution: Ввласенко: Wikimedia Commons: CC BY-SA 3.0
“Gregory of Nazianzus” by unknown artist: Wikimedia/PD-US

[tjmaverick]

Thank you for this historical context.

[Rosie-rhse]

When it says whole households were baptized, I can guarantee you there were no infants in those households.