That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as anything historians know about Jesus. It is somewhat clouded, however, in our present texts by the fact that later followers of Jesus ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness ... This could be for the following reasons: baptism is for the forgiveness of sin, yet Jesus is God’s son and therefore sinless Jesus is the greater ...

Jordan is planning a major development at the historic Baptism site of Al Maghtas, aiming to transform the area into a ...

This messenger is John the Baptist, who appeared in the desert of ... telling people to repent as the Kingdom of Heaven was near. Baptism was a Jewish ritual – people were totally immersed ...

the Gospel story of the baptism of Jesus at the hands of John the Baptist took place. The celebration will be held on Friday, 10 January, led by the Vatican Secretary of State, Card Pietro Parolin ...

That Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is as certain as anything historians know about Jesus. It is somewhat clouded, however, in our present texts by the fact that later followers of Jesus ...