The Mysteries of John the Baptist
by Churton, TobiasFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-10-24
Publisher(s): Inner Traditions
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Summary
Few Freemasons today understand why the most significant date in the Masonic calendar is June 24th-the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist and the traditional date for appointing Grand Masters. Nor do many of them know that Masons used to be known as "St. John's Men" or that John the Baptist was fundamental to the original Masonic philosophy of personal transformation.
Author Biography
Tobias Churton is Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. The founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today, he holds a master's degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and is the author of several books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Magus of Freemasonry, and The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians. He lives in England.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| The Mystery of John the Baptist | p. 1 |
| John as Divine Mercury | p. 9 |
| St. John's Men and the Passion of the Corn | p. 15 |
| St. John the Baptist as Lord of the Feast | p. 27 |
| The Knights Hospitaller | p. 32 |
| Herald of the Harvest | p. 36 |
| John the Baptist in History and Tradition | p. 45 |
| Josephus | p. 49 |
| The Nature of New Testament Evidence | p. 59 |
| John as Herald in Christian Scripture | p. 73 |
| Matthew's Gospel | p. 90 |
| Luke | p. 94 |
| The Essenes and John | p. 97 |
| John and John | p. 109 |
| Why Must John Die? | p. 125 |
| From John's Execution to Jesus's Crucifixion | p. 141 |
| The Real Date of Jesus's Crucifixion | p. 144 |
| John and Jesus: Comrades in a Secret Plan | p. 160 |
| John as Son of Man | p. 168 |
| The Reed, the Prophet, the Man in Fine Raiment | p. 170 |
| John and Jesus | p. 180 |
| The Great Prophecies | p. 193 |
| The Nazarenes | p. 199 |
| The Fount of Living Waters and the Hidden Corrupters of Earth | p. 203 |
| Standing the Trial | p. 210 |
| The Third Day | p. 214 |
| Secret Israel | p. 220 |
| A Reed Shaken in the Wind | p. 225 |
| Problem Paul | p. 228 |
| The Pillars of Enoch | p. 238 |
| St. John's Men Today | p. 248 |
| Baphomet | p. 249 |
| The Mandaeans | p. 252 |
| Bibliography | p. 262 |
| Index | p. 265 |
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