Assertion: water baptism | /r/HasProperty | practiced
Facets:
value: as frequently as
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is possible, of course, that water baptism continued to be practiced as frequently as ever, and the writers simply stopped mentioning it, but when we understand the cultural and religious significance of water baptism in the first century Mediterranean world, and specifically the role of baptism within the book of Acts, it becomes clear that water baptism served a special and specific role within the early church which became unnecessary later on.