![]() ![]() ![]() Some scholars believe Jesus was a follower or disciple of John. Most scholars agree that John baptized Jesus. John used baptism as the central symbol or sacrament of his messianic movement. To clarify the meaning of "Baptist", he is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer. ![]() Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity and "the prophet John" ( Yaḥyā) in Islam. He is called a prophet by all of these traditions, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. John is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. John the Baptist ( Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted Yokhanan HaMatbil, Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted, Iōánnēs ho baptistḗs or Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων, Iōánnēs ho baptízōn, Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted, Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted Late 1st century BC – 28–36 AD) was a Jewish itinerant preacher in the early first century AD. Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted
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