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The Misunderstood Man Behind Lent

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Lent commemorates the forty days and nights that Jesus spent in the wilderness after his baptism. But Jesus never would have ended up there if not for the work of John the Baptist.

Candida Moss

Published Mar. 9 2019 11:39PM EST

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Candida Moss

Candida Moss

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