01266nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704000060005204100100005808200110006808200130007910000250009210000150011710000110013224500210014324500360016424500240020026000100022426000190023426000090025330000110026230000140027330000090028752005650029665000310086185600840089220260119070433.02021-12-23 16:31:12  a0814659330  a1  a0 eng  a232.94  bC363-M98  aMurphy, Catherine M.  d(1961-...)  eAuthor  aJohn the Baptist  bProphet of purity for a new age  cCatherine M. Murphy  aU.S.A  bThe Liturgical  c2003  a185tr.  bPaperback  c23cm  aExamines how and why the authors of the first three Gospels shaped the story of John the Baptist around the story of Jesus. Careful comparison of these foundational texts yields not only the perspectives of the Synoptic authors but also a provisional sketch of the historical figure of the Baptist, which is then placed within the religious, political and economic context of first-century C.E. Judea. Special attention is given to the interface between John and the Qumran community that scholars have proposed ever since the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.  aJohn -- the Baptist, Saint4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2021/12/23/1105.jpgyCover Image