when did the practice of infant baptism begin
Infant baptism Scholars disagree on the date when infant baptism was first practiced. Some believe that 1st-century Christians did not practice it, noting the lack of any explicit evidence of paedobaptism.[6] Others, noting the lack of any explicit evidence of exclusion of paedobaptism, believe that they did,[7] understanding biblical references to individuals "and [her] household" being baptised (Acts 16:15, Acts 16:31â€“33, 1 Corinthians 1:16) as well as "the promise to you and your children" (Acts 2:39) as including young children.
Shekhinah This term does not occur in the Bible, and is from rabbinic literature.[2]:148[3][4]
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Council of Trent These decrees were later supplemented by the First Vatican Council of 1870.