Świadectwo Jana Chrzciciela w czwartej Ewangelii
The Witness of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel

Summary/Abstract: The present article describes the meaning and function of John the Baptist as the witness to Jesus Christ in the Fourth Gospel. The author shows the activity of John the Baptist in the wider context of the Fourth Gospel, where the various witnesses of God-Father, Son and Holy Spirit all lend a fundamental value for better understanding the existential and theological message of the Fourth Gospel. The article consists of three parts: (1) Terminology and meaning of “witness” in the Fourth Gospel; (2) John the Baptist as the witness in the text of the Fourth Gospel; (3) the theological ramifications of the mission of John the Baptist as the witness of Jesus. In this article the author tries to describe the witness of John the Baptist as not merely historical but still active and current for the people of XXI century.

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