The encyclopedic dictionary Religioni e Miti (Religions and Myths) similarly states: "The early Christians rejected the use of the altar to differentiate themselves from Jewish and pagan worship."
Dikishinare ya saetlopedia ya Religioni e Miti (Madumedi le Dikinane) le yone e bolela jaana: "Bakeresete ba bogologolo ba ne ba gana go dirisa sebeso gore kobamelo ya bone e farologane le ya Sejuda le ya seheitane."