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Inspired by Pope John Paul II’s call to “contemplate the face of Christ,” Scripture scholar and popular author Timothy Gray takes a closer look at the life and mission of Jesus Christ in The Luminous Mysteries: Biblical Reflections on the Life of Christ. With clear and inviting language, Gray guides the reader through the rich biblical foundations of the baptism in the Jordan, the wedding of...

Thus Jesus, by proclaiming John to be the new Elijah, was suggesting that the day of the Lord was at hand—they should be on the lookout for His appearance. Undoubtedly, many of the Jews of John’s day did in fact see him as the new Elijah. John certainly dressed the part. His wardrobe of a leather belt and garment of camel’s hair was strikingly similar to how Elijah dressed (2 Kings 1:8). It is also worth observing that Elijah was a prophet who upset the ruling king of Israel, Ahab, and his wicked
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