Joan Taylor

Yes, he is the forerunner in terms of the Christian tradition. After him comes Jesus. Jesus comes to him at the Jordan River and gets baptized by him. He sees this incredible thing, this visionary thing of the heavens opening and the Holy Spirit coming down upon him like a dove at the Jordan River. And so Jesus and John the Baptist are welded together because Jesus has this incredible experience

Yes, he is the forerunner in terms of the Christian tradition. After him comes Jesus. Jesus comes to him at the Jordan River and gets baptized by him. He sees this incredible thing, this visionary thing of the heavens opening and the Holy Spirit coming down upon him like a dove at the Jordan River. And so Jesus and John the Baptist are welded together because Jesus has this incredible experience

Yes, he is the forerunner in terms of the Christian tradition. After him comes Jesus. Jesus comes to him at the Jordan River and gets baptized by him. He sees this incredible thing, this visionary thing of the heavens opening and the Holy Spirit coming down upon him like a dove at the Jordan River. And so Jesus and John the Baptist are welded together because Jesus has this incredible experience

And at that point he goes off and does his own missionary thing. He starts his own teaching. And John the Baptist is kind of left behind as we follow Jesus. But because Jesus starts off with John at the Jordan River, John is something to be reckoned with in terms of Christian thought.

And at that point he goes off and does his own missionary thing. He starts his own teaching. And John the Baptist is kind of left behind as we follow Jesus. But because Jesus starts off with John at the Jordan River, John is something to be reckoned with in terms of Christian thought.

And at that point he goes off and does his own missionary thing. He starts his own teaching. And John the Baptist is kind of left behind as we follow Jesus. But because Jesus starts off with John at the Jordan River, John is something to be reckoned with in terms of Christian thought.

I agree to that. And Christians wouldn't have made him up. He's a problem in some ways for the church, because you can see in our text that whenever he appears, they have to try and apologize, sort of say, well, you know. I must decrease and he must increase in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is someone who does himself down in terms of how the Gospel of John presents him.

I agree to that. And Christians wouldn't have made him up. He's a problem in some ways for the church, because you can see in our text that whenever he appears, they have to try and apologize, sort of say, well, you know. I must decrease and he must increase in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is someone who does himself down in terms of how the Gospel of John presents him.

I agree to that. And Christians wouldn't have made him up. He's a problem in some ways for the church, because you can see in our text that whenever he appears, they have to try and apologize, sort of say, well, you know. I must decrease and he must increase in the Gospel of John. John the Baptist is someone who does himself down in terms of how the Gospel of John presents him.

In the Gospel of Matthew, it has to be explained why Jesus goes to John and why would Jesus, who is supposed to be Son of God, John soll in den Jordan-River gebetet werden, wenn sein Gebet für die Versammlung von Sünden ist. Das ist ein Problem für die Christen. Also mussten sie erklären, warum Jesus zu John in den Jordan ging.

In the Gospel of Matthew, it has to be explained why Jesus goes to John and why would Jesus, who is supposed to be Son of God, John soll in den Jordan-River gebetet werden, wenn sein Gebet für die Versammlung von Sünden ist. Das ist ein Problem für die Christen. Also mussten sie erklären, warum Jesus zu John in den Jordan ging.

In the Gospel of Matthew, it has to be explained why Jesus goes to John and why would Jesus, who is supposed to be Son of God, John soll in den Jordan-River gebetet werden, wenn sein Gebet für die Versammlung von Sünden ist. Das ist ein Problem für die Christen. Also mussten sie erklären, warum Jesus zu John in den Jordan ging.

Und in dem Gospel von Matthäus war es so, dass John tatsächlich protestiert, wenn Jesus zu ihm in den Jordan kommt und sagt, ich soll von dir gebetet werden. Und Jesus sagt, lasst es so sein. Es ist wichtig, alle Gerechtigkeit zu erfüllen. Es muss irgendwie erklärt werden. Und man kann diese Schwierigkeit in ganz vielen christlichen Texten durchführen.

Und in dem Gospel von Matthäus war es so, dass John tatsächlich protestiert, wenn Jesus zu ihm in den Jordan kommt und sagt, ich soll von dir gebetet werden. Und Jesus sagt, lasst es so sein. Es ist wichtig, alle Gerechtigkeit zu erfüllen. Es muss irgendwie erklärt werden. Und man kann diese Schwierigkeit in ganz vielen christlichen Texten durchführen.

Und in dem Gospel von Matthäus war es so, dass John tatsächlich protestiert, wenn Jesus zu ihm in den Jordan kommt und sagt, ich soll von dir gebetet werden. Und Jesus sagt, lasst es so sein. Es ist wichtig, alle Gerechtigkeit zu erfüllen. Es muss irgendwie erklärt werden. Und man kann diese Schwierigkeit in ganz vielen christlichen Texten durchführen.

Wenn nur John the Baptist nicht Teil der christlichen Geschichte war. Aber er muss sein, weil Jesus zu John gegangen ist. Das macht ihn historisch glaubwürdig.

Wenn nur John the Baptist nicht Teil der christlichen Geschichte war. Aber er muss sein, weil Jesus zu John gegangen ist. Das macht ihn historisch glaubwürdig.

Wenn nur John the Baptist nicht Teil der christlichen Geschichte war. Aber er muss sein, weil Jesus zu John gegangen ist. Das macht ihn historisch glaubwürdig.

Well, there is a Nativity account of John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke. Okay. And it is a real question about whether or not that comes first and then Luke weaves in a Nativity account of Jesus as a kind of way of trumping John the Baptist, because everything about Jesus' Nativity in the Gospel of Luke is more fantastic than the Nativity of John the Baptist. But it's quite a detailed account.

Well, there is a Nativity account of John the Baptist in the Gospel of Luke. Okay. And it is a real question about whether or not that comes first and then Luke weaves in a Nativity account of Jesus as a kind of way of trumping John the Baptist, because everything about Jesus' Nativity in the Gospel of Luke is more fantastic than the Nativity of John the Baptist. But it's quite a detailed account.