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sends his disciples to Jesus, asking him: "Art thou he who
is to come, or should we anticipate another one?" (Matt.
xi. 3, etc.). The Baptist was martyred in the prison because
he reprimanded an infidel Edomite, King Herod the Tetrarch,
for having married the wife of his own brother. Thus ends,
according to the narrative of the Evangelists, the life of a
very chaste and holy prophet.
It is strange that the Jews did not receive John as a
prophet. It is also stranger still to find that the Gospel of
Barnabas does not mention the Baptist; and what is more,
it puts the words said to have been uttered by John concern-
ing Christ into the mouth of the latter about Muhammad, the
Prophet of Allah. The Koran mentions the miraculous birth
of John under the name of "Yahya," but does not refer to
his mission of baptism.
is to come, or should we anticipate another one?" (Matt.
xi. 3, etc.). The Baptist was martyred in the prison because
he reprimanded an infidel Edomite, King Herod the Tetrarch,
for having married the wife of his own brother. Thus ends,
according to the narrative of the Evangelists, the life of a
very chaste and holy prophet.
It is strange that the Jews did not receive John as a
prophet. It is also stranger still to find that the Gospel of
Barnabas does not mention the Baptist; and what is more,
it puts the words said to have been uttered by John concern-
ing Christ into the mouth of the latter about Muhammad, the
Prophet of Allah. The Koran mentions the miraculous birth
of John under the name of "Yahya," but does not refer to
his mission of baptism.