Add to ORKGJohn the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea. The wilderness was not far from his home. It is that part of Judea west of the Dead Sea and east of Bethlehem, Tekoah, and Hebron. It also includes a narrow strip to the north of the sea. Isaiah had prophesied of one “crying in the wilderness.” John is recognized as the one fulfilling Isaiah\u27s promise. It was very natural for him to begin his ministry there, because he was reared in the area. The wilderness was also an appropriate setting for his preparatory message. In addition it fit his appearance, habits, and illustrations; for they were all of the desert
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Words translated as "wilderness" occur nearly 300 times in the Bible. A formative Hebrew memory is t...
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John the Baptist at the dawning of the new age, the coming of the Kingdom, called men away from ties...
Jerusalem occupies a chosen place in the divine plan of the ages, being distinguished as such in the...
“Give me this mountain ” (Joshua 14:12) had been Caleb’s request and vision for years. In the prime ...
John the Baptist in Bethany across the JordanThere are two places in the Fou rth Gospel called ‘Beth...
<strong>John the Baptist in Bethany across the Jordan</strong><br /> There a re tw...
The present article looks at the problem of the geographical infor¬ mation concerning the activity o...
Words translated as "wilderness" occur nearly 300 times in the Bible. A formative Hebrew memory is t...
John the Baptist was the last Old Testament prophet. Presumably he lived among the Essenes for a lon...
On the periphery of the Roman empire, the sixth-century desert city of Gaza served as a crossroads b...
Initially, wilderness may seem to be a concept of little significance in the Old Testament apart fro...
Joel Marcus’s JBHT argues that John would have seen himself not as forerunner to Jesus but rather th...
Are you prepared to have the valleys filled in, the mountains made low, all your hiding places remov...
Since the Mesolithic period , and especially from the Neolithic period onwards, Tell es-Sultan at th...
As already indicated, in dealing with the question of the relationship between Jesus and John it is ...
Zacharias was the father of John the Baptist. According to Luke, he was a priest from the line of pr...
John the Baptist at the dawning of the new age, the coming of the Kingdom, called men away from ties...
Jerusalem occupies a chosen place in the divine plan of the ages, being distinguished as such in the...
“Give me this mountain ” (Joshua 14:12) had been Caleb’s request and vision for years. In the prime ...