The Man who Baptized Jesus
A closer look at John the Baptist
Titian, Saint John the Baptist (1540)
The author of the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles is traditionally said to be a Hellenized Syrian physician born in Antioch who died between 85-100 AD at the age of 84. Luke’s story of the Nativity does not mention the Visit of the Magi but describes an angel coming to shepherds who were keeping their flocks …
