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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 29 MIN

4.05 Jesus Ministry Begins - John the Baptist Testifies

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Point #1 – 2:15: Jesus’ disciples go to Judea and baptizePoint #2 – 4:45: John is baptizing in Aenon, near SalimPoint #3 – 12:22: Before John the Baptist’s imprisonmentPoint #4 – 14:58: A matter of dispute about purificationPoint #5 – 17:44: John says he is not the MessiahPoint #6 – 23:15: No one accepts His testimonyPoint #7 – 25:40: Followers of John the Baptist in the Synoptic Gospels Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars”·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”·        Spong, John Shelby: “The Fourth Gospel”·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC”·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near”·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation Questions or comments? Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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