What was Jesuss relationship to John the Baptist?
Crossan thinks Jesus was indeed baptised by John, and followed him for some time before starting his own ministry. [PBS] Josephus concurs that John was beheaded, but the date is very uncertain (24-37 AD). [Josephus] The biblical precedent for baptism in the Jordan was 2Kings 5 (Elisha healing Naaman’s skin condition, aka ‘leprosy’). [KJV] Crossan thinks Jesus ultimately rejected John’s eschatology. [counter-arguments] “What was special or particular about John the Baptist in comparison with all other water purifications in contemporary Judaism was that he had to do it to you, you did not do it to yourself…
Crossan thinks Jesus was indeed baptised by John, and followed him for some time before starting his own ministry. [PBS] Josephus concurs that John was beheaded, but the date is very uncertain (24-37 AD). [Josephus] The biblical precedent for baptism in the Jordan was 2Kings 5 (Elisha healing Naaman’s skin condition, aka ‘leprosy’). Crossan thinks Jesus ultimately rejected John’s eschatology.
