The story of Jesus’ baptism is found in Mark, Matthew, and Luke.[1] In all three gospels, the Spirit drives, or leads, Jesus into the wilderness for forty days. Moses received the tables of the law on Mount Sinai after being there for forty days. When he came down with the tables in his hands and saw the golden calf, he threw them down and they broke. Moses would go up a second time, and this second time he fasted from food and water before he received the tablets of the law. Unlike Mark, Matthew and Luke include an account, from what we call the Sayings Source, of Jesus’ testing or temptation—take your pick[2]—in the wilderness.
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