... of the important work to which he was appointed, and imbuing him with a sense of his destiny. When John began final preparations for his mission, he was probably in his thirty-second year. He withdrew into the harsh, rocky desert beyond the Jordan to fast and pray, as was the ancient custom of holy men. We are told that he kept himself alive by eating locusts and wild ... to be spiritually cleansed in order to receive the Christ, was so strongly emphasized by John that people began to call him "the baptizer." John was baptizing people in Bethabara beyond Jordan, when he saw Jesus coming...

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... , Chp. 8). This is because Christianity was derived from Judaism. Both religions believe in the teachings of the first five books of the Bible. The five books of Moses are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Jews call this collection the Torah or The Hebrew Bible. The Christian Church labels it the Old Testament. Jews and Christians both follow the Old Testament, and believe in its teachings. Both Christians and Jews believe that a Savior ... civilized or enslaved and impoverished Romans, to partially Romanized and civilized Celts in Gaul and Britain, to "the wild I...

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• Grade Level: High School