Much like his prophetic relative, John the Baptist died for his beliefs. Accounts of John the Baptist's death vary but one aspect of his demise is ingrained in Christian tradition—his beheading.

John is also clear that his call of repentance is only the prologue to the advent of God’s Messiah, who will baptize not with water but with the inner, transformational power of God’s Spirit.

The second episode of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese's Fox Nation series "The Saints" focuses on John the Baptist, a pillar of Christianity and the patron saint of converts.

But researchers found that “the tooth was actually from the 5th century AD and could not have belonged to John the Baptist,” a spokesperson for the Art Institute says, citing results of tests ...