- Christianity was a Jewish sect.
- Early Christians continued to worship at Temple and attend Synagogues, but there was an increased emphasis upon the sacral meal - now a communal rather than family meal.
- The process of conversion was carried out in the synagogues and other public places, but the proper ritual gathering of the faithful was the communal meal, which was usually held in the home of some Christian -- prominent in a particular locality. It is not certain whether every mention in the New Testament of the “breaking of bread”, or of related terms such as “the Lord's supper” refers to a eucharistic celebration, but certainly many of them do.
- Jewish methods of performing music were incorporated into Christian worship, particularly antiphonal and responsorial singing.
- Early Christian gatherings used hymns.
- Early Christian liturgy (the 'Fore-Mass') may not have been influenced by the Synagogue service (this is debatable).
- The development of the primitive Eucharist (Lord's Supper) was influenced by the traditional Jewish evening meal ('breaking of bread').
- For the early Christians, there was no central or permanent church building.
- The distinction between music and speech was blurred.
- The modern ability to celebrate worship without music would have been unintelligible.
- Sound "phenomenon" was important in divine revelation and worship.
- For modern peoples, "seeing is believing." However, for early Christian worshipers, "hearing was believing."
- Sound events were the prime mediator of God's presence and God's truth.
- The early Christians maintained the religious practices of their Jewish background.