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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Baptism of Jesus (sources)]]
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*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Baptism of Jesus (subject)]]
 
 
The '''Baptism of Jesus''' refers to an episode in the lives of [[Jesus of Nazareth]] and [[John the Baptist]]. The episode is narrated in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 1:9-11; Matthew 3:13-17; Luke 3:21-22; cf. John 1:29-34), as well as in the [[Gospel of the Hebrews]].
 
==Overview==
 
Christian tradition shows growing embarrassment in relating the Baptism of Jesus. In the Gospels of [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]], the event is presented as a private mystical experience; the voice from heaven is heard by Jesus only and there is no interaction between Jesus and [[John the Baptist]]. In the [[Gospel of Matthew]], [[John the Baptist]] protests, claiming that he is the one who needs to be baptized, not Jesus. In the [[Gospel of John]] the narrative of the baptism disappears and John the Baptist stands not as the one who performed the ritual but as the witness of the mystical experience of Jesus. In the [[Gospel of the Hebrews]] Jesus was baptized but did it only at the invitation of his family, not without remarking that he did not need it.     
 
==The Baptism of Jesus in Scholarship==
 
The growing embarrassment that Christian tradition shows in relating the Baptism of Jesus, makes it one of the most likely events in the life of [[Jesus of Nazareth]]. 
 
==The Baptism of Jesus in Fiction==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism_of_Jesus Wikipedia]  




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