That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as anything historians know about Jesus. It is somewhat clouded, however, in our present texts by the fact that later followers of Jesus ...

Jewish historian Flavius Josephus is the only independent source to attest to the existence and fate of Jesus, John the ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness ... This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and therefore sinless Jesus is the greater ...

John the Baptist, who looks all of 10 or 11 years old himself, carries a basin of water toward Jesus for washing the wound. The injury clearly foreshadows crucifixion, just as the water bowl ...

John the Baptist ... in order to meet Jesus. He’s the forerunner, the precursor, the cold shower you have to take before you’re allowed to jump into the big public pool. Did I mention he’s also the ...

Jesus’s experience struggling in the wilderness after his baptism is at the root of ... Luke 3 indicates that Jesus listened to John the Baptist, who reminded Jesus of the prominence of Isaiah ...

Bethany Beyond the Jordan was a spiritual experience my lapsed Catholic self was not expecting. It reminded me that whatever ...

Palm Sunday is fast approaching. Between it and Easter, Jesus is asked several times if he was the Messiah? In Luke 7:18-23, two disciples of John the Baptist come to ...

Baptism is a ceremony that symbolises a commitment to living a life as a Christian. Jesus was baptised in the New Testament by John the Baptist. Holy water is put on baptised people by a church ...

The baptism of the Holy Spirit represents a foundational work of God where believers are united with Christ and fellow ...

That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as anything historians know about Jesus. It is somewhat clouded, however, in our present texts by the fact that later followers of Jesus ...