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a highly persuasive commentary on the act of balancing theological and scholarly considerations with the varying reports about John the Baptist in the New TestamentMarcus has faced the hermeneutical challenge of envisioning a more robust Baptist figure and has succeeded in convincing the reader that there is nothing to fear from the act of restoring those personality traits to John that were deemed by earlier generations of Christians to be too embarrassing to retain: his self-confidence, competitive spirit, and conviction of purpose. -- The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

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Joel Marcus is a professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Duke Divinity School. His publications include Jesus and the Holocaust: Reflections on Suffering and Hope and Mark: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary.

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