Bible Question:
What were John the Baptist's legal Jewish credentials to baptize the Savior? We know that he was the son of the High Priest Zacharias. Shouldn't John have been ministering as High Priest, in the Holy Place of the temple, as opposed to baptizing the Savior in the wilderness? John the Baptist apparently trashed his fine religious robes to wear a poor man's garb of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist. Shouldn't Jesus have been baptized by John at the temple? |
Bible Answer: Is there anything in the Law of Moses that addresses "legal Jewish credentials to baptize"? I.e., where does the Law say anything about legal Jewish credentials to baptize? Does the Law specifically say that anyone should be baptized at the temple (or tabernacle)? Grace to you, Kalos |