La iniciación en los inicios del cristianismo (ss. I-II)

Abstract

From the beginning, joining the Christian communities required new members to get into an initiation path. Though the various backgrounds of the groups and the plurality of cultural contexts, some central elements, like a baptismal rite or the subsequent fully aggregation to the ecclesial community by sharing the eucharistic meal, will remain. This paper tries to approach to the ritual performance of the initiation process’ development along the first two centuries of Christianity. The sources available do not show a detail reconstruction of the topic in this period, but this searching finds out the factors that will drive to an organized praxis from the IIIth century onwards. May these pages be a grateful remenbrance of prof. Senén Vidal.