Étude 1 sur 2 · L’arrestation de Jean le baptiste

  1. Study 1: John the Baptist's arrest
  2. Étude 2 : De la Judée à la Galilée

The ministry of John the Baptist

  • John the Baptist’s arrest

    The article explores John the Baptist’s arrest by Herod Antipas, illustrating a major transition from John’s ministry to that of Jesus as the sole acknowledged Messiah. The event, probably in AD 30, is a crucial turning point in the religious context of the time, highlighted by references to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

    John 3.24 (King James Version) :
    For John was not yet cast into prison.
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The beginning of the ministry in Galilee

  • From Judea to Galilee

    Jesus leaves Judea for Galilee after John’s arrest, not out of fear but to begin his ministry fully. This marks a transition towards Galilee, where he receives a more favourable welcome.

    John 4.1-3 (King James Version) :
    When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.
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