Did Jesus Really Need to Be Baptized in the Jordan?
Keywords
Jesus’s baptism, Jordan River, baptismal symbolism
Abstract
Scripture explains why Jesus was baptized: To fulfill all righteousness, to set an example for us, and so forth. But we might rightly wonder, why was Jesus baptized in the Jordan river?
Why was Jesus baptized in the Jordan river?
Wouldn’t the water of the Sea of Galilee be just as functional? Or why not a small pond? Or the Mediterranean Sea? Or the Dead Sea? Or any one of the ritual bathing pools so well-known to ancient Jews called a mikveh? Or if He was willing to travel a bit farther, why not be immersed in the mighty and famous Euphrates or Tigris rivers that dominate the lands we now call Mesopotamia?
Original Publication Citation
Did Jesus Really Need to be Baptized in the Jordan?, January 30, 2019.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "Did Jesus Really Need to Be Baptized in the Jordan?" (2019). Faculty Publications. 10007.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10007
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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