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The Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth A Critical Study

by: Dapaah, Daniel S.

The Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth A Critical Study

by: Dapaah, Daniel S.

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9780761831099
ISBN 10:
0761831096
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/17/2005
Publisher: UPA

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Summary

The Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth combines socio-historical and exegetical criticism to examine and evaluate the influence of John the Baptist on Jesus. It offers a fresh look at the evidence and introduces relationship between John and Jesus before it became enshrined in doctrine and ritual.

Preface

vii

Abbreviations

Introduction

(12)

Background and Justification for the Study

(4)

Resources and Methodology

(8)

The Gospel Traditions and the Historical Jesus

(22)

Introduction

(1)

The Gospel Tradition and Form Criticism

(6)

The Redactional Activity of the Evangelists

(2)

The Relation between the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptics

(3)

The Jesus Seminar vis-a-vis the Third Quest

(3)

Conclusion

(8)

PART I: JOHN AND THE QUMRAN COMMUNITY

(28)

The Origins and Formative Years of John

(26)

Introduction

(1)

The Identity of the Qumran Community: The Essene Hypothesis

(3)

The Birth of John

(1)

John and the Wilderness

(2)

The Voice in the Wilderness Motif

(2)

Immersion, Ethics and Eschatology

(6)

Asceticism and Celibacy

(2)

Conclusion

(11)

PART II: JOHN AND JESUS

(84)

The Proclamation of John

(20)

Introduction

(1)

Analysis of John's Message

(12)

The Coming Figure: A Synopsis of the Evidence

(3)

Oπισω μoυ (``After Me'')

(1)

The Role of the Coming Figure

(2)

The Imagery of the Threshing Floor

(1)

The Identity of the Coming Figure

(2)

``Are You He Who is to Come, or Shall We Look for Another?''

(1)

``A Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of Sins''

(2)

Conclusion

(8)

John and Jesus: The Two Baptists

(34)

Introduction

(1)

The Baptism of Jesus: A Redaction-Critical Analysis

(1)

The Synoptic Account of Jesus' Baptism

(3)

The Theophany at Jesus' Baptism

(4)

Jesus as John's Disciple

(3)

Jesus the Baptist

(1)

John 3:22-4:3: A Historical-Critical Analysis

(3)

Did Jesus Baptize in Galilee?

100

(2)

The Link between John's Baptism and Early Christian Baptism

102

(3)

The Command to Baptize and the Historical Jesus

105

(14)

Jesus' Tribute to John

119

(24)

Introduction

119

(24)

Matt 11:7-11//Luke 7:24-28

119

(3)

Matt 11:12-13//Luke 16:16

122

(3)

Matt 11:16-19//Luke 7:31-35

125

(3)

Matt 21:31b-32//Luke 7:29-30

128

(1)

Mark 11:27-33 and par

129

(2)

Matt 4:12-17 (cf. Mark 1:14-15)

131

(2)

John 5:33-36; 10:40-42

133

(10)

Conclusion

143

(4)

Appendix: The Historical Jesus: The First and New (Second) Quests

147

(10)

Select Bibliography

157

(28)

Index of Biblical and Ancient Sources

185

(10)

Index of Names

195

(6)

Index of Subjects

201

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The Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth A Critical Study

The Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth A Critical Study

9780761831099

0761831096

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