Burke, Alexander J. <br/><br/>
John the Baptist :  prophet and disciple / 
Alexander J. Burke, Jr. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio :  St. Anthony Messenger Press,  c2006. 
 - vii, 232 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the enigma of John the Baptist -- The birth of John and the birth of Jesus : the parallel accounts -- John in the desert : the apostolate of the wilderness -- John the preacher : the voice of the prophet -- John the baptizer : witness to the trinity -- The arrest and execution of the last prophet -- Jesus views on his precursor -- John's new role in the Fourth Gospel : witness to Christ -- John the Baptist in Eastern Christian tradition -- John the Baptist in Western Christian tradition -- John the Baptist : forerunner yet follower of Christ -- Conclusion : John as a model for contemporary Christians. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780867167375 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0867167378 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005037097 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>John, the Baptist, Saint. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2456  / .B86 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>232.94/BUR