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Interfaces: John the Baptist

Prophet of Purity for a New Age

Catherine M. Murphy

Interfaces: John the Baptist
Interfaces: John the Baptist

ISBN: 9780814659335, 5933

Details: 208 pgs, 6 x 9 x 1/2
Publication Date: 07/01/2003
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How did Gospel authors Matthew and Luke shape the story of John the Baptist around the story of Jesus? Why was the historical Baptist so popular? In John the Baptist: Prophet of Purity for a New Age, Catherine Murphy explores the character of John the Baptist and compares what the foundational Gospels yield: not only the perspectives of the synoptic authors, but also a sketch of the historical figure of John the Baptist, which is then placed within the religious, political and economic context of first-century C.E. Judea. Special attention is given to the interface between John and the Qumran community, which scholars have proposed ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Chapters are "Will the Real Baptist Please Stand Up?" "Redaction Criticism: How and Why Authors Shape Their Stories," "Baptist Vignettes in the Gospels: A Redaction-Critical Approach," "Another Angle on the Baptist Movement: Social-Scientific Criticism," "Purification Movements in the First-Century C.E. Judea," and "Conclusion."

Catherine M. Murphy, PhD, is assistant professor in the department of religious studies at Santa Clara University. She has co-published three editions of Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts, and has written journal articles on the Scrolls and the New Testament.

ISBN: 9780814659335, 5933

Details: 208 pgs, 6 x 9 x 1/2
Publication Date: 07/01/2003

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The treatise should furnish the intended audience with an understanding not only of an important personage from the biblical world but also with a first-hand experience of the manner in which various academic disciplines operate to bring the past to life in the present-not from mere curiosity but from a desire for vital religious and rational integrity.
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