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No - none of the accounts of the Massacre of the Innocents suggest John the Baptist died in it (it would be odd if he had, as then he would not be able to baptise Jesus later in life).
The Massacre of the Innocents is at Matthew 2:16-18, but does not record any reference to John the Baptist.
The story is not mentioned by the contemporary Jewish historian Josephus, nor in the other gospels, nor in the early apocrypha. Its first appearance in any source other than Matthew being the 2nd century being in the Protoevangelium of James of c.150 AD, which excludes the Flight into Egypt and switches the attention of the story to the infant John the Baptist. In relation to John, it states:
- "And when Herod knew that he had been mocked by the Magi, in a rage he sent murderers, saying to them: Slay the children from two years old and under. And Mary, having heard that the children were being killed, was afraid, and took the infant and swaddled Him, and put Him into an ox-stall. And Elizabeth, having heard that they were searching for John, took him and went up into the hill-country, and kept looking where to conceal him. And there was no place of concealment. And Elizabeth, groaning with a loud voice, says: O mountain of God, receive mother and child. And immediately the mountain was cleft, and received her. And a light shone about them, for an angel of the Lord was with them, watching over them."
Most recent biographers of Herod therefore do not regard the massacre as an actual historical event, but rather, like the other nativity stories, as creative hagiography. The gospel of Matthew was most likely written circa 80 - 85 AD by an anonymous Christian appealing to a Jewish audience. The author's goal was to portray Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, and a greater Moses.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoHerod Antipas had John the Baptist imprisoned and executed for publicly criticising his marriage in 34 CE to his own brother's former wife. Since Antipas was a pagan, he would be a Gentile, or non-Jew.
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Why didn't John's Mother like John the Baptist?
Salome, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, was a different Salome who had the Baptist killed. The Salome who had him killed, did so at her mother's request.
When do celebrations in Europe for St. John the Baptist's birthday take place?
The Nativity of John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24.
Who is the other saint who celebrates his feast day on his birthday?
John the Baptist
When did Julius Caesar become a politician?
when jesus killed john the baptist
Did the same Herod who killed the male children during Christ's infancy kill John the Baptist?
No, he wasn't. It was his son who ordered the death of the John the Baptist.
Are Salome and Elizabeth the same person the mother of John the Baptist?
Elizabeth is the mother of John. Salome is the one that had John killed.
What is John the Baptist feast day about?
The Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24 commemorates his birthday - six months before that of Our Lord.
Who was the woman that carried in the platter with john the baptists head?
It was Herodotus, he rods daughter under orders from her mother who wanted John the baptist killed.
When did Saint John Paul the Baptist become a saint?
There is a St. John the Baptist but no St. John Paul the Baptist.
Who was John the Baptist's wife?
John the Baptist was never married.
Who Baptisted John the Baptist?
Actually nobody did baptize John the Baptist.
How many times is John the baptist reffered to as John the baptist?
none
