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 ...

John and Jesus are, of course, not the same person, but their connection is meaningful, and John’s death at the hands of powerful rulers in some ways foreshadows what is to come for Jesus.

Moss: One of the interesting things about the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist is that John doesn’t lay down his tools and follow Jesus after he baptizes him.Nor, it seems, did ...

John the Baptist speaks the truth, and they come flocking to him. He doesn’t seek glory for himself—in fact, he accepts that he must become less so that Jesus can become more.

The nativity of St. John the Baptist is remembered on June 24 in the Catholic Church. This great saint is the patron saint of baptisms, converts and convulsion sufferers.

Moss: One of the interesting things about the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist is that John doesn’t lay down his tools and follow Jesus after he baptizes him.Nor, it seems, did ...