John the Baptist in history and theology / Joel Marcus.

Author/creator Marcus, Joel, 1951- author.
Format Book
PublicationColumbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2018]
Descriptionx, 278 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
John, the Baptist, Saint.

SeriesStudies on personalities of the New Testament
Studies on personalities of the New Testament. ^A380110
Contents Introduction -- The Competition Hypothesis -- Qumran -- The Elijah Role -- Baptism -- Jesus -- Herod Antipas --Conclusion -- Appendix 1. The Chronology of John's Life -- Appendix 2. Is Josephus's Account of John the Baptist a Christian Interpolation? -- Appendix 3. Database by Source of Information about John the Baptist in the Canonical Gospels and Josephus -- Appendix 4. Was John from a Priestly Background? -- Appendix 5. The "Others" in Josephus, Antiquities 18.118 -- Appendix 6. Knut Backhaus's Interpretation of Acts 19:1-7 -- Appendix 7. The "Day-Baptists" -- Appendix 8. John the Baptist's Use of Isaiah 40:3 -- Appendix 9. The Baptist in the Slavonic Version of Josephus's Jewish War -- Appendix 10. Apocalyptic Belief and Perfectionism -- Appendix 11. The Meaning of "Purification" in John 3:25.
Abstract An analysis that challenges the conventional Christian hierarchy of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-258) and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version: Marcus, Joel, 1951- John the Baptist in history and theology. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2018 9781611179019
LCCN 2018004870
ISBN9781611179002 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN1611179009 hardcover ; alkaline paper

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