This figure denied being Elijah, instead quoting Isaiah.
Mandaeans believe that Jesus was a false messiah who corrupted the teachings of this figure, whom they revere. This figure denied being Elijah, instead quoting Isaiah. In return for dancing for Herod, Salome demanded this man's (*) beheading. Before his birth, this man leaped in the womb of his mother, Elizabeth, when she was visited by Mary. This man performed a certain sacrament for Jesus in the Jordan River. For 10 points, name this locust-eating wandering prophet.
Mandaeans believe that Jesus was a false messiah who corrupted the teachings of this figure, whom they revere.
John the Baptist [prompt on “John”]