Relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth

Daniel S. Dapaah Ph.D., is Associate Professor of New Testament and Greek at the John Leland Center for Theological Studies. Professor Dapaah holds a Ph.D. from the University of Coventry in collaboration with Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, UK.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 AbbreviationsChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 The Gospel Traditions and the Historical JesusChapter 5 Part I: John and the Qumran Community: The Origins and Formative Years of JohnChapter 6 Part II: John and Jesus: The Proclamation of John; John and Jesus: The Two Baptists; Jesus' Tribute to JohnChapter 7 Conclusion

What was Jesus' relationship with John the Baptist? Did Jesus baptize people like John? Where did Christian baptism come from? In this book Dr. Dapaah looks at these and other important questions, coming up with some intriguing answers. His well-written work offers thought-provoking insights into the questions of the historical Jesus, and I very warmly commend it.