The Mysteries of John the Baptist

by Churton, Tobias

• ISBN13: 9781594774744
• ISBN10: 1594774749
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-24
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Few Freemasons today understand why the most significant date in the Masonic calendar is June 24th-the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist and the traditional date for appointing Grand Masters. Nor do many of them know that Masons used to be known as "St. John's Men" or that John the Baptist was fundamental to the original Masonic philosophy of personal transformation.

Author Biography

Tobias Churton is Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. The founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today, he holds a master's degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and is the author of several books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Magus of Freemasonry, and The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians. He lives in England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The Mystery of John the Baptist	p. 1
John as Divine Mercury	p. 9
St. John's Men and the Passion of the Corn	p. 15
St. John the Baptist as Lord of the Feast	p. 27
The Knights Hospitaller	p. 32
Herald of the Harvest	p. 36
John the Baptist in History and Tradition	p. 45
Josephus	p. 49
The Nature of New Testament Evidence	p. 59
John as Herald in Christian Scripture	p. 73
Matthew's Gospel	p. 90
Luke	p. 94
The Essenes and John	p. 97
John and John	p. 109
Why Must John Die?	p. 125
From John's Execution to Jesus's Crucifixion	p. 141
The Real Date of Jesus's Crucifixion	p. 144
John and Jesus: Comrades in a Secret Plan	p. 160
John as Son of Man	p. 168
The Reed, the Prophet, the Man in Fine Raiment	p. 170
John and Jesus	p. 180
The Great Prophecies	p. 193
The Nazarenes	p. 199
The Fount of Living Waters and the Hidden Corrupters of Earth	p. 203
Standing the Trial	p. 210
The Third Day	p. 214
Secret Israel	p. 220
A Reed Shaken in the Wind	p. 225
Problem Paul	p. 228
The Pillars of Enoch	p. 238
St. John's Men Today	p. 248
Baphomet	p. 249
The Mandaeans	p. 252
Bibliography	p. 262
Index	p. 265
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