shape to the whole mission of Jesus: he saw himself as standing on their shoulders in a renewed prophetic call to the nation. Alongside this context of the variety of Judaism and his relationship to John, we must also remember that Jesus was, after all, a human being. Orthodox confessions within Christianity, especially among the more conservative, have understandably focused on the extraordinary nature of Jesus’ person and ministry. However theologically astute such a confession may be, the impact
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