Probing the Relationships Between Mandaeans (the Followers of John the Baptist), Early Christians, and Manichaeans by Brikha H. S. Nasoraia

“…Mandaeism, by comparison, has roots from John the Baptist rather than Jesus, although it is also important to recognize that this baptizing movement emerged in part as a survival of a very old indigenous ethno-religious grouping from Mesopotamia, its followers eventually settling in Mesopotamia’s middle and southern regions. …”
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The relevance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for New Testament interpretation with a bibliographical appendix by J. Frey

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Frontalne i całopostaciowe wizerunki Chrystusa na ikonach bizantyńskich i ruskich. Schemat ikonograficzny by Olga Cyrek

“…Pantocrator is presented in the Majesty in the midst of the heavenly powers in a row and on the sides deesis accompanied by Mother of God and John the Baptist who intercede for the people. On these ideas Saviour stands or sits on the throne, which emphasizes His majesty. …”
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Stress, sleep, and cardiovascular risk in police officers: A scoping review by Nicola MAGNAVITA, Francesco CHIRICO, Sergio GARBARINO, Fabrizio CIPRANI

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« Faire clair et vif avec des éléments complexes » by Cordula Reichart

“…This danger is realized in the figure of Hérodias and averted by the decapitation of John the Baptist. In its perverted relationship to the historical texts of reference, Hérodias unmasks the claim to supremacy of the rising clerical model of power, while the translatio of the Roman Empire gets radicalized in the figure of Aulus. …”
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Salome, an Obsessive Compulsive Myth, from Oscar Wilde to Richard Strauss by Jacques Coulardeau

“…This exploration of the relation between Salome and John the Baptist leads to a deep reflection on the value of life when it is entirely dominated by obsessive carnal desires. …”
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Biblical Turns of Phrase, Repetition and Circularity in Oscar Wilde’s Salome by Sébastien Salbayre

“…Indeed, in Salome, the extremely short accounts of the beheading of John the Baptist that can be found in the Gospels turn into a sexual tragedy in which lust, perversity and frustration are the main motivating forces behind the characters’ actions. …”
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Jezus, de unieke drager van Gods Geest by G. D. J. Dingemans

“…To express that mystery I plead for a kind of “pneuma-christology”: Jesus was born as a human being and he received the Holy Spirit as he was baptised by John the Baptist — as most of the Gospels tell us. Especially after his death and resurrection the Risen Lord works in the world as the Spirit of Christ. …”
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