{"product_id":"bethabara-timothy-jay-schwab-9798295873010","title":"Bethabara: Where the New Testament Truly Begins","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere did the New Testament really begin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot in Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot at Pentecost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the wilderness - at Bethabara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethabara: Where the New Testament Truly Begins uncovers the forgotten priestly, prophetic, and geographical foundations of early Christianity - revealing that the roots of the Gospel do not originate in institutional religion, but in a wilderness sanctuary preserved by a faithful remnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from Scripture, archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls, early Jewish sources, and the Gospels themselves, this book demonstrates: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That Bethabara was a real, identifiable priestly site - not a symbolic or legendary place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That John the Baptist was not a fringe ascetic, but the final legitimate High Priest of the Zadokite lineage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That the earliest disciples were formed in the wilderness, not in Galilee or Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That baptism, repentance, and covenant renewal began before Pentecost - and outside the Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That the priesthood described by Ezekiel survived in exile and prepared the way for Messiah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- That the early Church was launched from purity and prophecy, not power and politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work challenges the dominant academic assumptions about the Essenes, Qumran, the Temple, and the origins of Christianity - and restores the biblical narrative to its original covenantal framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a speculative theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a convergence of texts, geography, archaeology, and prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor pastors, theologians, historians, Bible students, and anyone seeking to understand the true foundations of the New Testament, Bethabara offers a deeply documented, Scripture-driven reexamination of where Christianity was born - and why that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gospel did not begin in empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt began in the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Jay Schwab,Anna Zamoranos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295873010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e God Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Timothy Jay Schwab","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743198097663,"sku":"9798295873010","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bethabara-timothy-jay-schwab-9798295873010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}