Our knowledge of the figure of John the Baptist is very limited. We have only those references to him in the Christian gospels, where he stands alongside of Jesus. We also have references to him ...

This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that ... and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he ...

This messenger is John the Baptist, who appeared in the desert of Judaea. John’s role was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah. He did this through telling people to repent as the ...

This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that ... and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he ...