John stands on a rock in the wilderness with both arms raised, a lone figure against the hills. Below him the Jordan valley stretches away. “Prepare ye the way of the Lord,” he cries.
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Image: Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.
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