Syriac Life of John the Baptist

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This 5th century apocryphal text gives insight into the early Christian tradition regarding the life of John the Baptist and the subsequent fate of his earthly remains. The surviving manuscripts are composed in Syriac, but claim to be from the pen of the Coptic priest, Serapion.