John, the Talking Baby of Luke 1:64

The aim of this article is to review the age-old assumption of who may be the object of the miraculous speech in Lk 1:64, without eliminating the traditional interpretation of Zachary as both loosing and receiving back his speech in conjunction with the events surrounding the birth of John. The thes...

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Main Author:	Adam Sabir
Format:	Article
Language:	ces
Published:	Karolinum Press 2019-11-01
Series:	Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
Subjects:	birth narrative miracles john the baptist talking babies narrative accounts zachary melchisedech miracles book of enoch gospel of luke
Online Access:	http://theologica.cz/index.php/theologica/article/view/293

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John, the Talking Baby of Luke 1:64

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