John the Baptist in History and Theology

by Joel Marcus

An analysis that challenges the conventional Christian hierarchy of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth

While the Christian tradition has subordinated John the Baptist to Jesus of Nazareth, John himself would likely have disagreed with that ranking. In this eye-opening new book, John the Baptist in History and Theology, Joel Marcus makes a powerful case that John saw himself, not Jesus, as the proclaimer and initiator of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611179009
• ISBN13: 9781611179002
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"