Thursday, March 05, 2026

Was John the Baptist as popular as the Beatles?

RELIGION PROF: John The Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus (James F. McGrath).
Candida Moss has a new article out in National Geographic titled “Why John the Baptist Was Once More Famous Than Jesus.” She quotes me in the article, and since I answered some brief questions with very long answers as she was writing it, most of which wasn’t included in the article, I thought I would share my full responses here, in case they are of interest.
For more on Professor McGrath's research on John the Baptist, see here and links.

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