7th December: 2nd in Advent: Isaiah 40.1-11; Mark 1.1-8
The article focuses on the act by Saint John the Baptist of proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Messiah. It discusses the risk that John took by announcing a gospel that had not happened yet and by doing something for the very first time in the history of the Christian movement. The mystery and puzzleme...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2014]
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The expository times
Year: 2014, Volume: 126, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-82 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Christians
B Bible. Markusevangelium 1,1-8 B Bible. Jesaja 40,1-11 B Christianity B Messiah B Jesus Christ B JOHN, the Baptist, Saint |
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| Summary: | The article focuses on the act by Saint John the Baptist of proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Messiah. It discusses the risk that John took by announcing a gospel that had not happened yet and by doing something for the very first time in the history of the Christian movement. The mystery and puzzlement and unsightedness in John's act is compared with the witness-bearing that is asked of the Christians today. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524614547834 |