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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

No Vested Interest

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3. I don't know if it is Adam, but there must be a reason this is mentioned.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2015, 09:47 PM

Mar 2015

If there were no reason or meaning, there would be no need to include this incident in the Gospels.

Your explanation is rather poetic, or deep. I'm just not sure.

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Who do you think this is? [View all] rug Mar 2015 OP

That's a good question meow2u3 Mar 2015 #1

There's really nothing but speculation on it. rug Mar 2015 #2

I don't know if it is Adam, but there must be a reason this is mentioned. No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #3

I was thinking along those lines too. UrbScotty Mar 2015 #4

I've seen speculation that this figure okasha Mar 2015 #5

The explanation I've always seen is that it was Mark himself nxylas Mar 2015 #6

That's what I always thought. n/t trackfan Mar 2015 #8

Judah Ben-Hur. 47of74 Mar 2015 #7

Could he have been an Essene? olegramps Apr 2015 #9