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dialogs between the two cousin prophets. In the Fourth
Gospel we read that the Baptist did not know who Jesus
was until after his baptism, when a Spirit like a pigeon came
down and dwelt in him (John i); whereas St. Luke tells us
that the Baptist, while a foetus in the womb of his mother,
knew and worshipped Jesus, who was also a younger foetus
in the womb of Mary (Luke i. 44). Then, again, we are
told that the Baptist while in prison, where he was beheaded
(Matt. xi. xiv), did not know the real nature of the mission
of Jesus!
There is a mysterious indication hidden in the questions
put to the Prophet Yahya by the Priests and the Levites.
They ask the Baptist: "Art thou Messiah? art thou Elijah?"
And when he answers "No!" they say: "If thou art neither
the Messiah, nor Elijah, and nor that Prophet, why then dost
Gospel we read that the Baptist did not know who Jesus
was until after his baptism, when a Spirit like a pigeon came
down and dwelt in him (John i); whereas St. Luke tells us
that the Baptist, while a foetus in the womb of his mother,
knew and worshipped Jesus, who was also a younger foetus
in the womb of Mary (Luke i. 44). Then, again, we are
told that the Baptist while in prison, where he was beheaded
(Matt. xi. xiv), did not know the real nature of the mission
of Jesus!
There is a mysterious indication hidden in the questions
put to the Prophet Yahya by the Priests and the Levites.
They ask the Baptist: "Art thou Messiah? art thou Elijah?"
And when he answers "No!" they say: "If thou art neither
the Messiah, nor Elijah, and nor that Prophet, why then dost