John the Dunker, with James McGrath: Matthew 3:1

Exegetically Speaking

Because he was known for his baptisms, and because English transliterates the Greek words, John’s nickname as “the Baptist” provokes little thought. It ought to. Dr. James F. McGrath is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. His publications include https://www.amazon.com/Christmaker-Baptist-James-F-McGrath/dp/0802884008?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=sl1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=4ef3836b56f5cfcbea23a6ff3d53939b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FChristmaker-Baptist-James-F-McGrath%2Fdp%2F0802884008%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D%26linkCode%3Dsl1%26tag%3Djamefmcgrshom-20%26linkId%3D4ef3836b56f5cfcbea23a6ff3d53939b%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Cba9aa248b38d4dd8545908dcd6333f70%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638620762815922721%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fsN%2FrdUVNgP%2BkUWPc3yrUqODMgDvV8O7LWpBR7kFNxs%3D&reserved=0"> Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist and (forthcoming), https://www.amazon.com/John-History-Baptist-Faith-Historical/dp/0802883990?pd_rd_w=rrQSc&content-id=amzn1.sym.c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_p=c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_r=7VH3GD9ATKN289812GHM&pd_rd_wg=JUFib&pd_rd_r=6a9ee355-e8ae-4e49-89ad-5085813b87ef&pd_rd_i=0802883990&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=0e643989f52dda5999cade9e4ef7d396&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FJohn-History-Baptist-Faith-Historical%2Fdp%2F0802883990%3Fpd_rd_w%3DrrQSc%26content-id%3Damzn1.sym.c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649%26pf_rd_p%3Dc51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649%26pf_rd_r%3D7VH3GD9ATKN289812GHM%26pd_rd_wg%3DJUFib%26pd_rd_r%3D6a9ee355-e8ae-4e49-89ad-5085813b87ef%26pd_rd_i%3D0802883990%26psc%3D1%26linkCode%3Dsl1%26tag%3Djamefmcgrshom-20%26linkId%3D0e643989f52dda5999cade9e4ef7d396%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Cba9aa248b38d4dd8545908dcd6333f70%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638620762815930645%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VIrbQszQfMxVPLKrGNck0vzPohsvCvz3Qx%2BzqOoAXK4%3D&reserved=0"> John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptizer. He co-edited, https://www.amazon.com/Mandaean-Book-John-Translation-Commentary/dp/3110486512/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534438032&sr=1-1&keywords=mandaean+book+of+john&linkCode=sl1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=fee8a7888c1e54f554aff3bb2a432ee2&language=en_US Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMandaean-Book-John-Translation-Commentary%2Fdp%2F3110486512%2Fref%3Das_li_ss_tl%3Fs%3Dbooks%26ie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1534438032%26sr%3D1-1%26keywords%3Dmandaean%2Bbook%2Bof%2Bjohn%26linkCode%3Dsl1%26tag%3Djamefmcgrshom-20%26linkId%3Dfee8a7888c1e54f554aff3bb2a432ee2%26language%3Den_US&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Cba9aa248b38d4dd8545908dcd6333f70%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638620762815938907%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HF9afu1dQzwCRfVA3b%2BSoOy0jFVy1AaYLxxB5IXqBns%3D&reserved=0"> The Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary.

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