The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus' Indictment of the Religious Leaders

by Roberto Martínez

Book Overview

Since the time of Jerome, scholars have tried to explain why John the Baptist asks Jesus if he is ""the one who is to come"" (Matt 11:2-6; Luke 7:18-23) after he had apparently identified him as ""the lamb of God"" (John 1:29-34). The puzzling question is part of one of the longest fragments of traditional material in the New Testament dealing with the Baptist and Jesus. The present study critically examines the Lukan version of this double tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608994597
• ISBN13: 9781608994595
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"