Baptism Letter From Clodia Aurelia

A Baptism in Late Antiquity This letter tells of a decently educated young woman and her conversion to Christianity. Written records of baptism in the Late Antiquity era can vary greatly, especially before the First Council of Nicaea and Constantine’s standardization of the religion. Due to its position and the fact that there was likely only one house church in Dura Europos, the baptismal rituals situated there could differ greatly from the recorded rituals of ancient Rome; even in the same cities the church doctrine of various houses would often contrast (Filson 3). Since there was little record of baptism at Dura Europos, I drew my assumptions of baptism partially from better-documented sources such as the baptism conventions in Late Antiquity Rome.
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A Letter from Clodia Aurelia to her mother regarding her recent conversion to Christianity in the city Dura Europos, A.D. 249.

My dearest mother, I write today to share some news: I have converted to Christianity. The conversion was not a swift one, nor have I turned my back on our family’s own traditions. In the simplest of terms, I have felt …show more content…
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