Jack “The Agnostic” Garcia digs deeply into both Biblical and Early Christian texts to provide in depth analysis of the sacred initiation rite and ritual ceremony of Baptism. First off Jack examines the different motifs of water used in the scriptures, the life and work of John The Baptist and the writings of St. Paul on the subject. Next, Jack explores the evolution of Baptism during the days of early Christianity from a lengthy, elaborate and yearly ritual for adult converts to a more simplified version intended for infants and children. Finally, jack looks into the writings of the early church fathers (Tertullian, Augustine -etc) who used creative metaphysical and philosophical metaphors and analogies to explain the rites spiritual effects.

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