“The voice of one crying in the wilderness”

I’ve always particularly enjoyed Luke’s Gospel, because Luke is a Greek historian and I’m a bit of a history nerd myself.  So as a historian, Luke begins his introduction of John the Baptist by detailing when John began his ministry (Luke 3:1-20).  He notes who was ruling as emperor in Rome – Tiberius Caesar – who was governor of Judea – Pontius Pilate – who the tetrarchs were over the surrounding regions – Philip and Herod Antipas and Lysanias – and who was serving as high priest in Jerusale...