Jesus, newly baptized, is cast into the wilderness by the Spirit. He is not alone there: Like Adam and Eve in the Garden, he is “with the wild animals.” Like Adam and Eve, he is tested by Satan, who cannot defeat this new Adam, who is cared for by ministering angels, and who emerges from the wilderness to proclaim a kingdom, that Adam could never achieve: “Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God and saying, ‘The time has been fulfilled, and the dominion of God has come near! Turn around, return, change your minds and believe in the good news!’” (Mark 1:14–15).
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