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Jesus' baptism by John passes the criterion of dissimilarity because:
A) It is unlikely that Christians would have made up this tradition, since being baptized by John might have implied Jesus' subordination to John
B) Jesus' baptism was unlike the baptisms of later Christians: it was dissimilar to them because he was without sin
C) It is unlikely that Christians would have made up this tradition, because "inventing" a tradition would have been considered sinful
D) Jesus' baptism was unlike other religious rituals of the day because it emphasized the Spirit
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