John Dominic Crossan states that it is historically certain that Jesus was baptised by John in the Jordan. In the Antiquities of the Jews (18.5. 2) 1st-century historian Flavius Josephus also wrote about John the Baptist and his eventual death in Perea.

Who was the first person John the Baptist baptized?

Baptism of Jesus

John's gospel does not directly describe Jesus' baptism. John the Baptist was a 1st-century mission preacher on the banks of the River Jordan. He baptized Jews for repentance in the River Jordan. At the start of his ministry, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.

Who authorized John the Baptist to baptize?

“For he [John] was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was ordained by the angel of God at the time he was eight days old unto this power, to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to make straight the way of the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the coming of the Lord, in whose hand ...