JOHN THE BAPTIST (Mark 1:2 *, Luke 3:1) The common Synoptic material
begins here. The chief difference from Mk. is the addition of Matthew
3:7 from Q (p. 672), _cf._ Luke 3:7, where the words are addressed not
to the Pharisees and Sadducees, but to the crowd. In Mt.'s view the
Pharisees thought to e... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS (Mark 1:9 *, Luke 3:21 f.).
Matthew 3:14 f. (Mt. only) meets the objection to the acceptance by a
sinless Jesus of a baptism connected with repentance (p. 661). Jesus
maintains (suffer it now) that a temporary necessity must be
acknowledged. Until the new revelation is ready, AL... [ Continue Reading ]