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{en} James F. McGrath, John of History, Baptist of faith: The quest for the historical baptizer (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2024).

Abstract

"A scholarly investigation of John the Baptist based in historical-critical study of both the New Testament and the Mandaean Book of John"-- "A groundbreaking historical-critical study of John the Baptist. In the popular imagination, John the Baptist plays the supporting role of Jesus's unkempt forerunner. But meticulous historical study reveals his wide-reaching and enduring influence on the history of religion. The first study of its kind, 'John of history, Baptist of faith' sheds light on the historical John the Baptist and his world. James F. McGrath applies historical-critical methodology not only to the New Testament but also to the Mandaean Book of John, a holy text of the last extant gnostic sect. McGrath uses the teachings of John's pupil, Jesus, as a window into his mentor's beliefs. Along the way, he brings new clarity to questions of contention among scholars, such as John's use of immersion as a substitute for temple sacrifice. Bold in its claims yet careful in its methodology, 'John of history, Baptist of faith' lends fresh insight into John, Jesus, and their world. McGrath's pioneering monograph will challenge and intrigue students and scholars of the New Testament and Second Temple Judaism."--

Introduction -- John the Baptist in Q -- The usefulness of Mandaean sources -- Jesus as John's disciple and witness about him -- An ancient infancy narrative about John the Baptist -- The origin and meaning of John's immersion -- Jesus's baptism according to the Mandaeans -- The son of man who is to come -- John the Baptist and the origins of Gnosticism -- Prayers of John the Baptist -- Epilogue.

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-{en} [[Henryk Drawnel]], '''The Aramaic Books of Enoch and related literature from Qumran ''' (Leiden: Brill, 2024).
+{en} [[James F. McGrath]], '''John of History, Baptist of faith: The quest for the historical baptizer''' (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2024).
 ==Abstract ==
-"Proceedings of the International Online Conference Organized by the Center for the Study of Second Temple Judaism of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, in Cooperation with Enoch Seminar, 20-22 October 2020."
+"A scholarly investigation of John the Baptist based in historical-critical study of both the New Testament and the Mandaean Book of John"-- "A groundbreaking historical-critical study of John the Baptist. In the popular imagination, John the Baptist plays the supporting role of Jesus's unkempt forerunner. But meticulous historical study reveals his wide-reaching and enduring influence on the history of religion. The first study of its kind, 'John of history, Baptist of faith' sheds light on the historical John the Baptist and his world. James F. McGrath applies historical-critical methodology not only to the New Testament but also to the Mandaean Book of John, a holy text of the last extant gnostic sect. McGrath uses the teachings of John's pupil, Jesus, as a window into his mentor's beliefs. Along the way, he brings new clarity to questions of contention among scholars, such as John's use of immersion as a substitute for temple sacrifice. Bold in its claims yet careful in its methodology, 'John of history, Baptist of faith' lends fresh insight into John, Jesus, and their world. McGrath's pioneering monograph will challenge and intrigue students and scholars of the New Testament and Second Temple Judaism."--
-"This volume contains studies that explore the content and meaning of the Qumran manuscripts of the Aramaic Books of Enoch, the Book of Giants, and related literature. The essays shed new light on the lexicon, orthography and grammar of the Aramaic scrolls, as well as their relationship to schematic astronomy in ancient Mesopotamia. Contributors examine the origin of the angelic tradition of the Watchers, the textual and literary relationship of the Aramaic scrolls to the Book of the Watchers, and the culpability of humanity in the spread of evil on earth according to the myth of the fallen angels." --
 ==Contents==
-Introduction: Józef Tadeusz Milik and the Aramaic Books of Enoch from Qumran / Henryk Drawnel -- Part 1. Philology and linguistics. From clustering to interpretation : lexical differences in light of linguistic features in the Enochic texts from Qumran / Mathias Coeckelbergs -- Orthographic and grammatical variation in the Qumran Enochic corpus / Edward Cook -- The language of Aramaic Enoch revisited / Steven E. Fassberg -- Part 2. Astronomical Book (4Q208-4Q211 and 1 Enoch 72-82). -- The work of the sky and the earth and its creator : 1 Enoch 2:1-5:2 and the astronomical book / Henryk Drawnel -- Scientific diction in the Aramaic Enoch fragments / Holger Gzella -- Babylonian astronomy and Enoch : some comments from the perspective of the history of Babylonian astronomy / John Steele -- Part 3. Book of the Watchers. Editions, recensions and literary creativity : the evidence from Aramaic Enoch / Kelley Coblentz Bautch -- On angels and mountains : notes on the Levantine and Aramaic background of the fallen angels / Shlomi Efrati -- Behind the names ʿYryn, Gbryn, Nplyn : protagonists of the earliest tradition of the watchers / Ida Fröhlich -- But what about the people? / James C. VanderKam -- Part 4. Related literature. Between two texts: the Aramaic language, Jewish and Manichean books about giants, and Asian scribal networks in antiquity / Matthew Goff -- Rehabilitating the heroes : exegetical exoneration of Biblical protagonists in the Genesis Apocryphon / Jaap Doedens -- AMRAM : apocalypticism and authority in the Visions of Amram / Melissa Sayyad Bach, Kasper Siegismund, Jesper Hogenhaven.
+Introduction -- John the Baptist in Q -- The usefulness of Mandaean sources -- Jesus as John's disciple and witness about him -- An ancient infancy narrative about John the Baptist -- The origin and meaning of John's immersion -- Jesus's baptism according to the Mandaeans -- The son of man who is to come -- John the Baptist and the origins of Gnosticism -- Prayers of John the Baptist -- Epilogue.
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Second Temple Studies--English]]
-[[Category:Qumran Studies--2020s]]
+[[Category:Christian Origins Studies--2020s]]
-[[Category:Qumran Studies--English]]
+[[Category:Christian Origins Studies--English]]
+[[Category:Life of John the Baptist (subject)]]
-[[Category:Enochic Studies--2020s]]
+[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)]]
-[[Category:Enochic Studies--English]]
+[[Category:John the Baptist--research (subject)]]