In a groundbreaking revelation, academics have deduced that John the Baptist was merely trying to avoid confusion with his fellow parishioner, John the Presbyterian. Because, obviously, 'the Baptist' was a much more catchy differentiator.

<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a0f685bdbabe6a0f685bdbabf.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>CAMBRIDGE — Scholars at Cambridge University now believe the biblical John the Baptist only went by that name to distinguish himself from other prominent Johns of the period, particularly John the Presbyterian.</p>