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∙ 10y agoFor the most part, they weren't. Jewish tradition is that the founders of Christianity had very little impact upon the Jewish community - which is why the early Christians soon had to seek adherents among the non-Jews. Most Jews at the time (and that means well over 90%) never heard of Jesus, Paul, John, et cetera.
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Within the Christian narrative, Jesus claims that John the Baptist was a reincarnation of Elijah the Prophet who needed to come in order to inaugurate the coming of the Messiah. However, John the Baptist himself refused to validate this view. Given that John the Baptist was well-received in Jewish circles, this served to confuse the Jews about Jesus' true nature as the Messiah.
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∙ 10y agoJohn the Baptist
John the Baptist was baptizing in obedience to God. God had commanded John to perform what's referred to as a "baptism of repentance," to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. In effect, John was "helping" God, the Jews, and Christ as well.
There is a St. John the Baptist but no St. John Paul the Baptist.
The apostle John is not the same person as John the Baptist The apostle John wrote the books of Revelation,John, and the 1st,2nd,and 3rd books of John The apostle John was the last apostle living on earth The apostle John referred to himself along with his brother James as the "sons of Zebedee". One reason for this was so that he was not confused with John the Baptist.
John the Baptist was never married.
John preached baptism for forgiveness of sins for those repenting, confining his baptism to Jews and proselytes to the Jews' religion. (Mark 1:1-5; Acts 13:24)
Actually nobody did baptize John the Baptist.
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John Baptist Walsh died in 1825.
John Baptist Hogan was born in 1829.
John Baptist Grano was born in 1692.