Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist ... to have Jesus either submit to baptism, or himself baptize others, suggests that we are part of a culture that was looking toward Temple purity ...

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 3 in Year C is Luke 3.7–17, and it follows closely on from last week's reading; verse begins 'He therefore said to the crowds...' which some English ...

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ’He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ’Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax ...

Key Points In teaching Mark 1:14-15, key insights can be drawn from both Biblical and historical contexts. Transition from John’s Ministry to Jesus’ Ministry: The passage marks ...

History knows him as John the Baptist – a fisher of men, a voice in the wilderness, the baptizer of Jesus, and a pillar of ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness ... Matthew records that when Jesus asked John to baptise him, John was reluctant to do so. This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for ...

This messenger is John the Baptist, who appeared in the desert of Judaea. John’s role was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah. He did this through telling people to repent as the ...

This Sunday's gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1–6, the location and opening of John the Baptist's ...

Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist ... to have Jesus either submit to baptism, or himself baptize others, suggests that we are part of a culture that was looking toward Temple purity ...