John the Baptist and Jesus

by Tatum, W. Barnes

• ISBN13: 9780944344422
• ISBN10: 0944344429
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Polebridge Pr Westar Inst

Summary

These and other questions concerning the historical John the Baptist and Jesus are answered in this provocative and lucid report prepared by W. Barnes Tatum.
The Jesus Seminar has considered all the historical evidence related to John the Baptist found in the gospels, Josephus, the documents known as the Pseudo-Clementines, and the traces of the Baptist tradition preserved in Mandaeism, a baptizing sect that continues to exist in southern Iraq and neighboring Iran. This volume contains a summary of the deliberations and votes of the Seminar, together with a concise sketch of the historical figure of John the Baptist.

Author Biography

W. Barnes Tatum is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
In Quest of John the Baptist	p. 1
The Historical John the Baptist	p. 15
Roman Palestine	p. 17
The Man Called "Baptizer"	p. 19
Literary Sources for John the Baptist	p. 25
Gospel of Mark	p. 27
Sayings Gospel Q	p. 35
Gospel of Matthew	p. 43
Gospel of Luke - Book of Acts	p. 54
Gospel of John	p. 73
Gospel of Thomas	p. 84
Other Gospels	p. 88
Other Writings	p. 93
Historical Assessment of John the Baptist	p. 105
The Historical Setting	p. 107
Birth, Family, and Upbringing	p. 111
Ministry of Baptizing and Preaching	p. 115
John and Jesus	p. 145
Imprisonment and Death	p. 158
The Baptist Movement after John's Death	p. 163
Apocalypticism, Jesus, and John	p. 167
App. A Voting Guidelines and Calculation	p. 169
App. B Seminar Papers on John the Baptist/Roster of Fellows	p. 172
App. C Rules of Procedure	p. 176
App. D Rules of Evidence	p. 178
Bibliography	p. 181
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