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Or is it not more probable that Bannus, with whom Josephus was associated, and whose name, by the way, is derived from a word signifying “to dip” is really the identical person spoken of under the name of John in a subsequent age, which learns for the first time, from four Greek writers, yelept apostles, that he, as Baptist, lived at an earlier date precisely such a life as is here indicated historically by Josephus, who, however, is not aware of any other person as leading such an ascetic life?

Ken Olson wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:54 am Could it be 'yclept" which means 'called' or 'named'?