<P> At the start of his ministry , Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist . Critical scholars broadly agree that the baptism of Jesus is one of the most authentic , or historically likely , events in the life of the historical Jesus . Christian baptism has its origin in the baptism of Jesus , in both a direct and historical sense . Many of the earliest followers of Jesus were people who , like him , were baptized in the Jordan by John the Baptist . </P>
<P> At the start of his ministry , Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist . Critical scholars broadly agree that the baptism of Jesus is one of the most authentic , or historically likely , events in the life of the historical Jesus . Christian baptism has its origin in the baptism of Jesus , in both a direct and historical sense . Many of the earliest followers of Jesus were people who , like him , were baptized in the Jordan by John the Baptist . </P>
who was the first person baptized in the bible
who was the first person baptized in the bible
Jesus
Jesus