Mark 1:2-8–The Ministry of John the Baptist
August 17, 2011Mark’s telling of the gospel about Jesus begins with the ministry of John the Baptizer. This telling is shaped by quotations from two Hebrew prophets–Malachi (3:1) and Isaiah (40:3), though Mark only references by name the most prominent prophet. The Malachi text announces the coming of a messenger who will precede God’s own coming to […]
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