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Knowles and Penkett introduce readers to the world of the early church and to one of the giants of Christianity—Augustine of Hippo. From his birth in North Africa and his days as a free-living young man, through his mid-life conversion to Christianity and career as bishop of Hippo, Augustine’s story has inspired generations for over 1600 years. The Church Father’s greatness lay in his ability to...

‘breaking of bread’, however, was different from a meal, in that it formally re-enacted the action of Jesus at the last supper and soon became the more stylized Eucharist (thanksgiving). The early Christians initiated new members by baptism in water after careful and sometimes lengthy instruction.
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