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	Encyclopedia: Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity, most of the followers of which worship him as the Messiah, son of God, and God incarnate.
		John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in The Baptism of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci.
		The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 The Baptism of Jesus is the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jesus (10767 words)

	from jesus to christ: a portrait of jesus' world: john the baptist
		John the Baptist, of course, is known for having practiced baptism.
		In terms of the Jesus tradition, then, to have Jesus either submit to baptism, or himself baptize others, suggests that we are part of a culture that was looking toward Temple purity as its ideal of religious life.
		John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/portrait/john.html (1333 words)

	Jesus and John the Baptist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John's failure to do so was, according to the church, the chief obstacle to the fulfillment of Jesus' mission.
		Much of the controversy centers around the meaning of John's words: "He must increase, but I must decrease." Many theologians have interpreted this statement as an expression of John's humility, indicating his willingness to be brought down to a lowly position of having no followers.
		The Mandaeans believe that they follow the true teachings of John and that Jesus was a false prophet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jesus_and_John_the_Baptist (464 words)

	John - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
		John the Evangelist, to whom the Gospel of John is attributed, often along with 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation.
		A John is also a nickname for a man who pays a prostitute for sexual favors.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /john.htm (346 words)

	OUTLINE: MATTHEW CHAPTER 1
		John had a vital role in preparation for the coming of Jesus for his ministry of preaching of repentance, and his baptism of repentance, prepared many hearts to receive the ministry of Jesus when Jesus eventually began to preach the gospel to the people.
		Jesus reveals to Simon that He is a prophet both by exposing the thoughts that Simon was having at this moment as well as explaining via this parable why it was appropriate for this woman to express her love and devotion to Jesus in this manner.
		Jesus further tells this woman that she has come to be “saved” and that what has caused her to come to salvation is her ‘faith.’ It is not her works but her faith in Jesus that has brought salvation this woman.
	www.calvarychapel.com /greenbay/Luke/Luke7p2.htm (5305 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Gospel of Saint John
		As regards its contents, the Gospel of St. John is a narrative of the life of Jesus from His baptism to His Resurrection and His manifestation of Himself in the midst of His disciples.
		With justice, therefore, was John conceded even in the earliest ages of Christianity, the honorary title of the "theologian" of the Evangelists.
		A satisfactory explanation of the dogmatic character of John's narrative, as compared with the stress laid on the moral side of the discourses of Jesus by the Synoptists, is to be found in the character of his first readers, to which reference has already been repeatedly made.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08438a.htm (6130 words)

	Jesus commends John the Baptist
		When John the Baptist was imprisoned, he sent disciples to ask the Lord if he was the Messiah.
		John was familiar with Isaiah, who prophesied that the Lord was sent to "...proclaim liberty to captives, and freedom to prisoners."
		Christ assured John's disciples that he was the expected one, by referring to the healing miracles prophesied by Isaiah.
	www.lifeofchrist.com /teachings/sermons/john (212 words)

	Live 4 Jesus - John The Baptist Was Great
		John was greater in the eyes of Jesus, than Moses, any of the patriarchs (except Adam and Eve) and even they after their fall.
		The thieft on the cross whom Jesus said would be with him in his fathers kingdom was positionally greater than John the Baptist, while he hung on the cross beside Jesus.
		John 4:34 says " Jesus said unto them, my food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of him who sent me and to accomplish and completely finish his work" It is always Jesus' intent and porpose to do the will of the father.
	www.ourchurch.com /view?pageID=70100 (591 words)

	Jesus and John the Baptist
		John was set as a contrast to those who lived this kind of lifestyle.
		Jesus said that John was greatest “among those born of women” but was less than the least of the kingdom of heaven.
		As we consider Jesus’ instructions for being sent out, we must remember that it is a choice to act in obedience to His instruction because of the choice we have made to serve God.
	webpages.charter.net /myers_co/teach/jesus_and_john_the_baptist.htm (2246 words)

	JESUS Database \| 213. John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		/1:4/ John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
		John has a miraculous conception and from his birth is marked as someone with a special role in God's purposes.
		Did John's disciples observe more traditional Jewish practices, while the Jesus people gathered for Eucharists in which the fellowship of the kingdom was experienced (but which their critics derided as "just eat and drink").
	www.faithfutures.org /JDB/jdb213.html (1259 words)

	Rebuttals to Jamal Badawi's "Radio Al-Islam Channel RA 200" [Jesus in Islam II : Birth of Jesus]
		Because John the Baptist's advent paved the way for the one to come after him greater than he was and that was Jesus, and he had the greater role.
		John knew that Jesus was the Son of God who came into the world to die for our sins according to God's divine plan and that was the message that this great Prophet of God gave to all of humanity.
		Although the birth of John the Baptist was a miracle, because his parents were old, the virgin birth of Jesus was a far greater miracle.
	answering-islam.org /Responses/Badawi/Radio/RA200K2.htm (3380 words)

	Insights into the nature of Jesus Christ; John the Baptist
		John the apostle, doesn't use his name in this book but refers to himself often as the disciple Jesus loved jn1926 or as "that disciple." He does identify himself by name at the beginning of the book of Revelation re0109.
		John the Baptist was His witness in the rest of this chapter.
		God had revealed it to him but John the Baptist had been living a solitary life in the desert and was not personally acquainted with Jesus.
	www.bibleexplained.com /Gospels/John/Jn01.htm (2333 words)

	Jesus Affirms John the Baptist
		As John's followers were leaving, Jesus began talking to the people about John.
		I tell you the truth, john the Baptist is greater than any other person ever born, but even the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John."
		Didn't matter to John if you were a Jew, a priest, a Baptist, or all three.
	www.angelfire.com /mn/phyllis/jajtb14.html (309 words)

	Interpretation 32. Jesus Responds to John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Then he praised John as a prophet who came to prepare the way and as the greatest of those who tried to force their way into the realm of heaven.
		It was prophesied that Elijah would return again, and Jesus declared that John was the reincarnation of the soul or the spirit of Elijah; yet he knew that not everyone would accept this idea.
		Many did accept the baptism of John, but to the self-righteous who thought they already had it made Jesus pointed out the empty rationalizations they made in order to reject John and himself.
	www.san.beck.org /GoodMessage/Jesus-Int-32.html (164 words)

	Group discovers John the Baptist cave
		The archaeologists showed the news agency wall carvings they said tell the story of the John the Baptist, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing.
		"John the Baptist, who was just a figure from the Gospels, now comes to life," said British archaeologist Shimon Gibson, who supervised the dig outside Jerusalem.
		However, others said there was no proof that John the Baptist ever set foot in the cave, about four kilometres from Ein Kerem, the preacher's hometown and now part of Jerusalem.
	www.cathnews.com /news/408/92.php (857 words)

	2nd Elijah/Elisha-figures: John the Baptist and Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		What does need to be shown is that the timing, symbolic acts, and positioning in relation to John the Baptist show that the human Jesus (Joshua ben Joseph) assumed the role of a "Second Elisha".
		Jesus was in every way superior to John: "He stood in the Jordan that day a perfected mortal of the evolutionary worlds of time and space"
		It is quite possible that Jesus did attempt to explain his role as the second "Elisha" to his followers during "one of the most important conferences of all Jesus' earthly career," but "they did not comprehend his message.
	www.urantiagate.com /john-jesus.html (1758 words)

	John the Baptist- Number 1 in Jesus' eyes
		In this passage Jesus has elevated John the Baptist to the number one position in history.
		John has been called the “forerunner” of Jesus, since it was known from his birth that he would introduce the world to its Savior, Jesus Christ.
		Jesus announced that John the Baptist was the greatest man who walked the face of the earth.
	www.basicchristian.com /e73JohntheBaptist.html (569 words)

	Jesus.Com.Au - Library - Documents - Josephus: On Jesus, Herod, John the Baptist
		Now there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure.
		Josephus says that Jesus disciples 'did not cease', and we have to ask, 'Did not cease to do what?' the answer will be in accordance with the context, and in the kind of context we envisage, 'did not cease to cause trouble' makes good sense.
		As Bruce has suggested, the primary value of the passage is to establish Jesus' existence and confirm some of the broad biblical outlines of his life.
	www.jesus.com.au /library/documents/josephus.php (2598 words)

	The Life of Jesus Christ ~ John the Baptist
		We know that John was born in the spring, so we know his ministry began in the spring, around the time of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
		John was in a wilderness area on the Jordan river.
		When many of the religious leaders came to join the crowds hearing John and being baptized, he knew they were just there for show and were not really seeking to be forgiven of their sins.
	www.antelope-ebooks.com /RELIGIOUS/Jesus/Jesus05.html (914 words)

	Arthur Blessitt Weekly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mary the mother of Jesus was a relative of Elizabeth the mother of John.
		John the Baptist burst upon the stage for history preaching and crying out ‘Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!' This man of God out in the desert mountains clothed in camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist.
		Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them.
	www.blessitt.com /weekly/v4n04.html (1915 words)

	Salisbury Post \| LOCAL NEWS \| in Jordan, tracing steps of Jesus and John the Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.
		Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John...
		Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
	www.salisburypost.com /area/283027930448120.php (1998 words)

	Daily Bible Study - John The Baptist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		John the Baptist is one of the best-known people of The Bible.
		John was a prophet whose own coming was prophesied by an earlier prophet (see Prophecy) over 700 years before (Isaiah 40:3-5) - yet another illustration of God's step-by-step Plan.
		John lived in the mountainous area of Judah, between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea (Matthew 3:1).
	www.keyway.ca /htm2002/johnbapt.htm (1251 words)

	Saints of August 29 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		John the Baptist declared, "I is not lawful for you to have her," so Herod threw him into prison.
		When John's disciples heard what had happened, they took away his body and laid it in a tomb, probably at Sebaste in Samaria, where he was venerated in the 4th century.
		John's relics are claimed by many places, but it is unlikely that they are authentic.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0829.htm (1337 words)

	John the Baptist Testifies of JESUS
		John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
		John the Baptist and latter to Jesus’ gospel.
		Jesus is. John received the understanding that the one that came after him was
	home.fuse.net /pabowers/March14.html (1505 words)

	JESUS HONORS JOHN THE BAPTIST-Insight into Scripture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Was John the Baptist a weak reed, shaken by the wind?
		Jesus quotation from Malachi 3:1 establishes John as the forerunner of Jesus, the Messiah.
		When Jesus speaks of the people of His generation, He says that they were like a bunch of spoiled brats, "We played the flute for you and you didn’t dance..." A lot of folks are that way.
	www.entourages.com /barbs/Insight41.html (424 words)

	John The Baptist Questions Jesus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jesus' reply is not in the form of direct quotation of OT scripture, but the allusions to Isaiah are clear.
		John is not regarded as in the kingdom of God: the least in the kingdom is greater than he, which, by logical implication, excludes himself from being in the kingdom.
		John focused on the negative, and Jesus on the positive, yet neither was good enough for the Jewish religious parties.
	www.jeff-jackson.com /new/religion/Q/Q7B.html (9732 words)

	D20 Stats for Jesus, Mohammed, John the Baptist, Buddha ect. - RPGnet Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I would have to say Jesus would be at least as high and would also have Divine Qualities and Feats like Divine Aura which would give him the edge.
		I think Jesus might just be able to turn Vader away from the Darkside and put him of the path or righteousness.
		Jesus allowed himself to die....remember he died for all of our sins.
	forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=75259 (878 words)

	John Baptist Jesus - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		John the Baptist and Jesus: A Report of the Jesus Seminar
		This book retells the story of the birth of John the Baptist and foretells of the birth Jesus (Luke 1 5-66).
		Like John the Baptist, Jonathan is a Jew who embraces Jesus as the Messiah---and he s lifting his voice, to prepare the way of the Lord and make straight in the desert a highway...
	www.nextag.com /serv/main/buyer/OutPDir.jsp?search=john+baptist+jesus (212 words)

	Jesus & John the Baptist in the wilderness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jesus and John the Baptist in the wilderness
		Wilderness Vista: The overview of the Kidron Valley's Mar Saba Monastery is the ideal place to consider Jesus and John the Baptist in the wilderness.
		It is situated halfway between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea with the Judaean hills prominent in the background.
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	John the Baptist and Jesus - Compare Prices & Reviews at Smarter
		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...
		Study on the relation between him and Jesus Christ and its importance.
	www.smarter.com /books-1/product/john_the_baptist_and_jesus-918345 (196 words)

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