article_snippet: Was there any division between the followers of Jesus and the followers of John the Baptist?
article_snippet: Moss: One of the interesting things about the relationship between Jesus and the followers of John the Baptist John the Baptist is that John the Baptist doesn't lay down John the Baptist tools and follow Jesus after John the Baptist baptizes Jesus.
article_snippet: Nor, it seems, did John the Baptist's disciples.
article_snippet: They had separate ministries and, while there may have been contact between the two groups, They were also de facto competitors in the ancient religious marketplace.
article_snippet: There are some hints in the New Testament that Jesus and the followers of John the Baptist had to differentiate Jesus and his followers from John the Baptist by stating that Jesus baptism was better (Acts 11:6) and countering the idea that Jesus was actually John the Baptist raised from the dead (Matthew 14:2) Some scholars argue that these references are evidence of tension between followers of Jesus and followers of John the Baptist.
article_snippet: Are there any other historical references of John the Baptist outside of the Bible?
article_snippet: Daniel José Camacho: Any extra-biblical sources that shed light on historical figure of John the Baptist?
article_snippet: Actually there is external attestation for the life and importance of John the Baptist.
article_snippet: The Jewish historian Josephus mentions John the Baptist in The Jewish historian Josephus book, "The Jewish Antiquities.
article_snippet: The Jewish historian Josephus describes John as a "good man" who possessed "virtue" and had "great influence" over the people.
article_snippet: According to The Jewish historian Josephus, Herod put John the Baptist to death because Herod was afraid that Herod might raise a rebellion.