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A Voice in the Wilderness: John the Baptist Through the Ages
A Voice in the Wilderness John the Baptist Through the Ages Author:Robert F. Dobbin Designed to fill the need for a readable but reliable introduction to John the Baptist, this book traces the colorful history of the shadowy New Testament figure. It presents an original interpretation of Jesus' baptism, discusses John's role in the Gospels and his contested relation to the Essenes, the Wilderness tradition, the Jewish prophetic... more » tradition, and belief in the Messiah. It shows how various world religions - Jewish, Christian, Mandean, Muslim, and Druze - shaped John's teachings to their own ends. It also looks at the romantic legend of John and Salome through the Middle Ages. Sixteen black-and-white images, from the Bible to Beardsley, illustrate the text.« less