CHAPTER I.

RELATIONS BETWEEN JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST.

§ 44. Chronological relations between John and Jesus 209 45. Appearance and design of the Baptist. His personal relations with Jesus 214 46. Was Jesus acknowledged by John as the Messiah? and in what sense? 219 47. Opinion of the evangelists and of Jesus concerning the Baptist, with his own judgment of himself. Result of the inquiry into the relationship between these two individuals 230 48. The execution of John the Baptist 234