Al-Maghtas, otherwise known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, has been a place of pilgrimage for Christians since St John the Baptist conducted his ministry and baptized Jesus of Nazareth.

For John Crocker, associate pastor for missions at Whitesburg Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala., there's an acre of land in the heart of Nazareth, the city in Israel where Jesus grew up, that's a ...

There is no infancy narrative; Jesus simply arrives one day on the banks of the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist. There are no resurrection appearances. Jesus is crucified.

Religion professor and “Finding Jesus” consultant Candida Moss answers viewers’ questions about John the Baptist and relics purporting to be his bones.

Jesus arrived one day requesting baptism, and John was stunned. He claimed unworthiness, for he knew that Jesus was the one everyone waited for — the Messiah, the divine Savior.

Jesus is baptised by John the Baptist and begins his ministry. Jesus' followers grow in number, but not all are comfortable with his claims to be the Son of God.

Here are 11 things to know and share ... 1) How was John the Baptist related to Jesus? John was related to Jesus through their mothers.

The connection between John the Baptist and the Qumran community, however, has not been established and is a subject of debate and discussion among scholars.

Israel's Tourism Ministry and its national parks website have marketed that side of the river as "the site where, according to tradition, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist." ...