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			Has any Christian ever come up with any parallels between John the Baptist and Elijah? A challenge to Christians. Find some parallels. | 
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			They both had problems with women who served the king.
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			When the NT links JtB and Elijah I think the primary reference is not to the Elijah in the books of Kings but to the promised Elijah in Malachi chapter 4  Quote: 
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 John was plausibly seen as an important precursor of the Day of the Lord, sent to warn people of its coming, hence............ Andrew Criddle | |
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			I think that JtB in the Gospels was certainly patterned on Elijah and meant to represent Elijah. Quote: 
 A part of these types of religious traditions is the appropriation and reinterpretation of existing themes. But here are the JtB / Elijah parallels, from (http://www.rationalrevolution.net/ar...ospel_mark.htm): Quote: 
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|  06-07-2008, 05:57 AM | #10 | 
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			My New Bible Commentary Revised comments that the author of Mark actually uses allusions to Exodus as well as Isaiah and Elijah! Interestingly, on this board we tend to start with Mark and see the other Gospels as subsidiaries, but looking at all the gospels together on issues like this gives a better view of what was going on. The links between JTB and not sure who in the Hebrew Bible are proudly preached by pentecostals and evangelicals as clear evidence of Jesus fulfilling the prophets! Methinks JtB is also a literary creation! | 
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