| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 382 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Select bibliography and notes": p. 329-368. |
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Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-368) and index. |
| Contents |
PART ONE: -- Discovering the cave of John the Baptist -- Cave and the birthplace of John the Baptist -- Byzantine memorial cave -- Cave of the wilderness -- Who was John the Baptist? -- Baptism of John -- Original shape and function of the cave -- PART TWO: -- Beyond the Jordan and a beheading -- John's tomb at Sebaste -- Relics, souvenirs and cults of John. |
| Subject |
John, the Baptist, Saint.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine.
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| ISBN |
0385503474 alkaline paper |
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