Current reSearch on John the Baptist is fixated on reconstructing the historical John against the religious, social and ideological environment of first-century CE Judaism.
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In this study, Nir radically changes the focus for John the Baptist research.
The consensus is that this John originally lived and operated within Jewish society without any connection with the fledgling Christian community and was made the Messiah\'s forerunner only in later Christian tradition.
Current reSearch on John the Baptist is fixated on reconstructing the historical John against the religious, social and ideological environment of first-century CE Judaism