John the Baptist in history and theology

An analysis that challenges the conventional Christian hierarchy of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.

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Main Author: Marcus, Joel 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Columbia University of South Carolina Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2020) (Werrett, Ian C.)
[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2021) (Ellis, Nicholas J., 1982 -)
[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2021) (Riches, John Kenneth, 1939 -)
[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2020) (Bryan, Steven M.)
[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2020) (Galdeano, Iranzu)
[Rezension von: Marcus, Joel, 1951-, John the Baptist in history and theology] (2020) (Shedd, Nathan L.)
Series/Journal:Studies on Personalities of the New Testament Ser
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B John the Baptist / Theology
Further subjects:B John,-the Baptist, Saint
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary: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 18.118 -- APPENDIX 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.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:1611179017
Reference:Kritik in "Catching John in Four Nets? Competition, Qumran, Sacramentalism and Messianism (2021)"
Kritik in "John the Baptist in Memory, Judaism and Historical Materialism (2021)"
Kritik in "John the Baptist (2021)"
Kritik in "Naturalizing Christians (2021)"
Kritik in "Analogies, Possibilities and Probabilities (2021)"
Kritik in "Reflections on John the Baptist in History and Theology by Joel Marcus (2021)"
Kritik in "A Review of Joel Marcus, John the Baptist in History and Theology (2021)"