John’s Baptism as a Symbolic Enactment of the Return from Exile
John’s baptism continues to be the subject of much discussion among biblical scholars. Attempts to trace its origin to Essene ritual washings or proselyte baptism have proven unconvincing as are recent arguments against the traditional site on the lower reaches of the Jordan River. It is likely that...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
2022
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| En: |
Tyndale bulletin
Año: 2022, Volumen: 73, Páginas: 201-220 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Juan, der Täufer
/ Bautismo
/ Bibel. Evangelien
/ Jordan
/ Simbolismo
/ Exilio (Motivo)
/ Retorno
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Baptism
B Synoptic Gospels B john the baptist B Gospels B jordan river B Exile B mark B New Testament |
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| Sumario: | John’s baptism continues to be the subject of much discussion among biblical scholars. Attempts to trace its origin to Essene ritual washings or proselyte baptism have proven unconvincing as are recent arguments against the traditional site on the lower reaches of the Jordan River. It is likely that John’s baptism was his own invention and that he intended it to be a symbolic depiction of the return from exile, which was by no means viewed as complete in the first century CE. The baptism itself involved crossing the Jordan River from East to West, not just being immersed in it. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.55657 |
