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 ...

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 ...

“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.

All four Gospels speak of the beginning of Jesus’ three-year public life with his baptism in the River Jordan by St. John the Baptist.

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 ...

Having said that, it’s important for us to remember that Jesus didn’t need to be baptized — because John the Baptist’s baptism was for repentance, and we know that Jesus was sinless.

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 ...