John the Baptizer and Prophet

by Robert L. Webb

Book Overview

This volume, a revised version of a doctoral dissertation submitted to the University of Sheffield in 1990, places John the Baptist within his first-century Jewish context by exploring his public roles and activities as a baptizer and a prophet as they would have been understood within the sociohistorical context of Second Temple Judaism. After surveying the relevant traditions concerning John the Baptist (in particular, Josephus, canonical Gospels,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597529869
• ISBN13: 9781597529860
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"