How seriously do you take Mandaean claims of a direct link to the historical John?
I get the impression from Josephus that John's ministry was more publicly popular than Jesus's. And there are at least…
John the Baptist's creating a community that captures a bit of the First Century Transjordan gives me awe, and they…
1) Ok, I give up on trying to convince you to incorporate the concepts of cognitive dissonance and rationalization into…
Hi Bart! I love your scholarly work. What is the latest addition of your New Testament textbook?
I haven't heard anyone in my church or denomination try to claim that John the Baptist is our founder or…
James McGrath: "the Mandaean account of Jesus’ baptism" Please tells us more about the Mandaean account of Jesus’ baptism. I've…
I didn't know that the Mandaeans discussed this difference! Thank you Professor McGrath. ..."They have forsaken me, the fountain of…
Aha! You have included the idea that JBap was a threat to the Temple tradition of (expensive) animal sacrifices for…
I don't get into the question of possible authorship of Revelation in detail since that would, I think, require a…