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{en} Josephine Wilkinson, John the Baptist: His Life and Afterlife (Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2024).

Abstract

"Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Wilderness -- The Sources -- The Significance of the Wilderness -- Prophets and Prophecy -- Prophets and Prophecy: Theudas -- Prophets and Prophecy: The Unnamed Prophets -- Prophets and Prophecy: Jeshua, son of Ananias -- Prophets and Prophecy: Judas the Galilaean -- Prophets and Prophecy: The Egyptian -- John the Baptist in the Desert Tradition -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 Baptism -- The Sources -- Jewish Lustration Rites -- John's Baptism -- John's Baptism and Repentance -- John's Baptism and the Concept of the Soul -- John's Baptism as a Protest against the Temple Establishment -- John's Baptism as an Initiation Rite -- John's Target Audience -- The Administration of John's Baptism -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 The Coming One -- The Sources -- John's Announcement of the Coming One -- The Identity of the Coming One -- The Identity of the Coming One in the Synoptic Gospels -- Elijah -- The Davidic Messiah -- The Aaronic Messiah -- Michael/Melchizedek -- The One like a Son of Man -- God -- The Lamb of God Motif in the Fourth Gospel -- Conclusion -- ch. 4 Jesus the Baptiser -- The Sources -- Establishing the Existence of a Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus -- The Disciples of John the Baptist -- Jesus, Disciple of John -- Jesus' Public Ministry -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 The Kingdom of God -- The Sources -- From Judaea to Galilee -- John's Question from Prison -- Jesus' Ministry -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 The Death of John the Baptist -- The Sources -- The Arrest of John the Baptist -- Herod or Herodias? -- Herodias's Former Husband -- The Father of Salome -- Salome's Marital Status and Dance -- Herod's Promise and the Location of John's Imprisonment and Death -- John's Head on a Platter -- The Possible Origins of the Story -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 More than a Prophet -- Forerunner Motifs in Q -- Forerunner Motifs in Mark -- Forerunner Motifs in Matthew -- Forerunner Motifs in Luke -- Forerunner Motifs in the Fourth Gospel -- Conclusion -- ch. 8 Into the Underworld -- The Sources -- The Patristic Interpretation of John's Underworld Mission -- The Extra-Canonical Interpretation of John -- The Concealment Tradition -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Saint John the Baptist -- The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist -- The Decollation of Saint John the Baptist -- Minor Feast Days -- The Legend of Saint John the Baptist -- Iconography of Saint John the Baptist -- John the Baptist as Patron Saint -- The Monastic Movement and Saint John the Baptist -- Saint John the Baptist: Miracle-worker -- The Relics of Saint John the Baptist -- Saint John the Baptist, Healer -- Midsummer -- Fertility Rites -- John the `Marrying Saint' -- Flowers, Herbs and Plants -- Mistletoe -- Conclusion."--

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