John the Baptist

El Greco, St. John the Baptist, c. 1600

John the Baptist (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς Io[h]annes Baptista; Hebrew: יוֹחָנָן הַמַּטְבִּיל or יוחנן בן-זכריה Jochanan ben Zechariah) is one of the central figures of Christianity, but also has great significance for Islam and Mandaeism. The Hebrew name Jochanan (יוחנן) means "the LORD (YHWH) is gracious" and is understood in Judaism as an expression of a birth given as a divine gift. According to the account of Luke's Gospel, John was born as the son of the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth from the family of Aaron (Luke 1:5). To commemorate the birth of the Baptist, the Roman Catholic Church established 24 June as St John's Day.

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner: Das Markus-Evangelium, GA 139 (1985), ISBN 3-7274-1390-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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