Did early Christianity's understanding of consecrated virginity align with or break with Judaism?
A) It was virtually identical: Marriage was good and being consecrated to God was good
B) It aligned with the Jewish Nazarite vow, which John the Baptist appears to have taken
C) It deviated from Judaism, which believed the world's pleasures ought to be enjoyed in moderation
D) It deviated from Judaism only in the sense that Christians had more consecrated virgins
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