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A:Luke's Gospel contains a story about the birth of John the Baptist. This is almost certainly apocryphal, and Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) says that the proof Elisabeth was legendary is the historically more credible report in John that Jesus and John the Baptist did not know each other. We know nothing about the actual birth of John the Baptist, which is not reported in any gospel.
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Who began by telling about the birth of John the Baptizer?

The Gospel of Luke begins with the birth of John the Baptist.


What story did St. Luke start his Gospel with?

. St. Luke begins his Gospel with the story that foretells the birth of St. John the Baptist, and the story that foretells the birth of Our Blessed Lord.


Did John the Baptist wrote any gospel?

no


What qualified John the Baptist to write one of the Gospels?

John the Baptist is not credited with writing any gospel.


Why did John the Baptist's baptism not in the Bible?

sorry typo! the title is actually "Why is John the Baptist's baptism not in his gospel?


In the synoptic gospel of John is John the Baptist the same person?

No. John the Baptist did not write any books in the New Testament.


What did John the Baptist eat in the Gospel of Mark?

John eat local with honey


Who was Jesus related to according to Luke's Gospel?

A:According to Luke's Gospel, Jesus was related to John the Baptist. His mother Mary was the cousin of John's mother Elizabeth. There are several reasons to doubt this, including that John's Gospel says that the Baptist did not even know Jesus.


When was Elizabeth the mother of John the Baptist born?

A:The story of the birth of John the Baptist to the elderly Zacharius and Elizabeth is found only in Luke's Gospel, which does not mention the birthplace of Elizabeth. The majority of New Testament scholars dismiss the story of the birth of John the Baptist as unhistorical, with Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) saying that both Zacharius and Elizabeth were literary creations by the author of Luke's Gospel. So, on the scholarly view, we can never say where Elizabeth was born.


Why does all the bible text say the Book of John and John the Baptist?

They don't. It says The Gospel According to John. John the Baptist did not author any books in the Bible.


How and why was the birth of John unique?

A:Luke's Gospel is now known to have been based largely on Mark's Gospel and the hypothetical 'Q' document, but the story of the birth of John the Baptist is unique to this gospel, so we do not know where its author learnt of the birth. The story in some ways reflects the story of the birth of Isaac. Zacharias laughed just as Abraham did, when told that his elderly wife would bear a child. This story differs from the Old Testament account because Zacharias was punished for his disbelief by being struck dumb until the birth of John. Although we know that John the Baptist was a historical person, it is possible that the account of his birth is not historically true. Uta Ranke-Heinemann (Putting Away Childish Things) believes that Zechariah and Elizabeth were literary creations and that the Lucan story is fictional.Another Answer:Assuming your are asking about the Baptist, the Bible notes only 3 men whom God 'knew' before He formed them in the womb: Jeremiah, John the Baptist, and Jesus.


Which gospel writer did not include accounts of Jesus birth?

AnswerThe earliest of the New Testament gospels, now known as Mark's Gospel, did not include an account of the birth of Jesus. THese accounts were added by the authors of Matthew and Luke.The author of John knew Luke's account of the birth of Jesus, but did not include it in his gospel. In fact, he suggests that he did not even believe that Jesus was born in Bethlehem.