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A 15 page research paper that examines the story of Jesus' baptism as it is told in the Synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Mark and Luke. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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and art, but (also) a divine revelation given to Christians in every age so that they might be inspired, guided and nourished by faith.1 As this implies, the process of
"exegesis" in Christian scholarship is typically defined as the act of "attentive listening to the voice of God for the sake of the church and its ministry."2 It is,
therefore, the responsibility of the exegete to draw from biblical texts, universal truths that, because of their universal relevance to human needs and human nature, remain unchanging across the centuries.
As this indicates, the process of exegesis aids others in seeing how scriptural message are applicable to the modern reader. According to biblical scholars, the first step in exegetical
process is to delimit the passage, that is, to note where the natural beginning and ending of the passage occurs in scripture.3 Such demarcations are not always congruent with chapter
and verse demarcations as these formalities were added to scripture at a later date from the original text.4 Accordingly this exegetical analysis of Jesus baptism as given in the Synoptic
Gospels will examine Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; and Luke 3:19-22. By examining biblical scholarship on these passages, as well as exploring the interdependence of these three accounts, the following exegetical
analysis will explore the meaning of Jesus baptism in relation to faith and the position of the Christian in the often skeptical and cynical modern world. The Baptism of
Jesus Matt. 3:13-17 Mark 1:9-11 Luke3:19-22 But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of Herodias, his brothers wife, and because of all the wicked things
which Herod had done.(20) Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison. Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be
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