John the Baptist What was the message of this preacher whom many believe baptized Jesus himself? L. Michael White: Professor of Classics and Director of the Religious Studies Program University of ...

Here are 11 things to know and share ... 1) How was John the Baptist related to Jesus? John was related to Jesus through their mothers.

Jesus in robes, his right foot in water, and his left foot on a rock. St. John standing on a rock, his right hand holding a shell from which water flows over the head of Jesus. Nearby rays of light ...

By receiving John’s baptism, Jesus expresses his solidarity with us. That solidarity is important, in two ways. Let me suggest an analogy.

“Jesus told John that he needed to be baptized to ensure all righteousness, and his baptism is a picture of his death, burial and resurrection.

Jesus' baptism site overlooking the Jordan River, 6 miles north of the Dead Sea. The Jordanian site includes the spot where UNESCO says Jesus was believed to have been baptized, now inland after ...

St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of Jesus Christ, who was known for his evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. This saint was born through the intercession and miracle of God to ...

The site is a place of pilgrimage for Christians, where it is believed that Jesus was baptized by Saint John the Baptist. Jordan’s Baptism Site (Al-Maghtas) also includes remains of churches ...

That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as anything historians know about Jesus. It is somewhat clouded, however, in our present texts by the fact that later followers of Jesus ...