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The baptism of Jesus
Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River. As He came up from the water the Spirit descended on Him like a dove and a voice from heaven declared Him the beloved Son. This marks the public beginning of His ministry.
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Jesus announces the Kingdom
After John's arrest, Jesus returned to Galilee and began proclaiming that the time was fulfilled and the Kingdom of God had come near, calling people to repent and believe the good news. Luke records Him reading Isaiah in Nazareth and declaring it fulfilled.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Wilderness of Judea
The wilderness of Judea is the dry country east of Jerusalem falling toward the Jordan valley and the Dead Sea. John the Baptist preached there, and the Gospels place the forty days of Jesus's testing in the wilderness after His baptism.
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Connections around The temptation of Jesus
The baptism of Jesus precedes The temptation of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceImmediately after the baptism the Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness.
Evidence:The temptation of Jesus precedes Jesus announces the Kingdom
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceAfter the temptation and John's arrest, Jesus returns to Galilee and begins to preach.
Evidence:Jesus participates in The temptation of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness and fasts forty days before the temptations.
Evidence:The temptation of Jesus occurs at Wilderness of Judea
Explicit in ScriptureMedium confidenceThe Gospels say only that the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness after His baptism at the Jordan; the Judean wilderness beside the Jordan is the natural reading, but no place name is given.
Evidence:Other responsible views
- Wilderness unspecified: The Gospels do not name the wilderness. Tradition locates the forty days in the hills west of Jericho.