John the Baptist
Type: Person
As of November 2026, John the Baptist has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Bible in a Year (Oct 2025). Central to Matthew 14’s narrative (his imprisonment and beheading) and later identified by Jesus as the 'Elijah' who has already come (Matthew 17).
John the Baptist was an itinerant Jewish preacher who was active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. Sometimes referred to as John the Baptizer, he is known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism, and Oriental Orthodoxy, as Saint John the Immerser in the Baptist tradition, and as the prophet Yahya ibn Zakariya in Islam.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on The Bible in a Year |
| Role | Prophet; forerunner of Jesus |
| Affiliation | Second Temple Judaism (biblical figure) |
Who talks about John the Baptist on podcasts?
Father Mike Schmidz brought up John the Baptist; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on The Bible in a Year.
- Day 262 Faith, the Transfiguration, and Jesus’ Authority - The Bible in a Year Podcast on The Bible in a Year (Oct 2025) — Father Mike Schmidz