Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist wisdom insisting that he dare not

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Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist wisdom insisting that he dare notMeet the real John the Baptist. For many, John the Baptist is a footnote in the gospelsJesuss unkempt forerunner. But if we look closer, John emerges as a fascinating and influential religious leader in his own right. Esteemed New Testament scholar James F. McGrath turns his critical eye to overlooked details in Scripture and long neglected sources to discover who John the Baptist really was. McGrath covers the well known events of Johns life, from