Bartlomiej Strobel, “Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St. John the Baptist” (detail), ca. 1630-1633 (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs August 29, 2022 Tradition holds that today ...

St. John the Baptist Decreased So That Christ Would Increase John’s life was like a blazing comet, fiery and transient, heralding the coming of the Messiah. Kelly Marcum Blogs ...

John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas. All of the sources agree on that, both Josephus and the testimony of the gospels.