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Annotation L, On the doubt of John the Baptist (Matthew 11:3)

“Art thou he who is to come, or do we look for another?”

Annotation L

”Art thou he who is to come, or do we look for another?” — Matthew 11:3

On the doubt of John the Baptist.

Gregory, in book 40 of the Homilies, homily six, seems to charge John the Baptist with doubting about two articles of the Christian faith — namely, whether Christ would die, and whether he would descend to the underworld. See below, Annotation 144.