THEO 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: New Revised Standard Version, Israelites
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John the baptist and jesus: all the gospels agree that: If jesus is god, then he would be sinless, and would not need to have sins forgiven (and thus baptized: jesus was also likely first a disciple of john, this would also be problematic. Jesus as god should be teaching john: jesus"s disciples originally with john, john 1:40 describes andrew, the brother of peter, as being a disciple of john. John the baptist: eschatological prophet: the gospels present john as preaching the coming of the day of judgement (the day of the. Yhwh: the day of judgement and inauguration of the kingdom of god. Isaiah 40:1 comfort, o comfort my people, says your god. 2 speak tenderly to jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the lord"s hand double for all her sins.
