Marcus, Joel 1951- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. scu 2018 monographic eng 1 online resource. An analysis that challenges the conventional Christian hierarchy of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. Cover; JOHN THE BAPTIST IN HISTORY AND THEOLOGY; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Competition Hypothesis; CHAPTER 2 Qumran; CHAPTER 3 The Elijah Role; CHAPTER 4 Baptism; CHAPTER 5 Jesus; CHAPTER 6 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 18.118APPENDIX 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; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS; SUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES Joel Marcus. Includes bibliographical references. the Baptist, Saint John the Baptist, Saint John RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament BS2456 232.9/4 Marcus, Joel, 1951- Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2018 (DLC) 2018004870 1611179017 9781611179019 2018007341 22573/ctv6k2wv9 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1802809 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1802809 DLC 180214 20200709060613.0 on1023825460 eng