John the Baptist

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I don't think theology should even be a subject. Nothing but apologetic bullshit trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

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Matty tried to put a Jewish spin on Mark? Have you read Mark? Its one of the most Jewish books I ever read.

How Jewish can Matthew be?

On the other hand - how Jewish could Jesus be? Way more Jewish than me - and I have 2 Jewish parents.

Really?

http://atheism.about.com/od/biblegospelo...dience.htm

There is no real consensus on identity of the audience Mark was writing for. The traditional position has been that the balance of evidence indicates that Mark was writing for an audience that, at the very least, consisted largely of non-Jews. This argument rests upon two basic points: the use of Greek and the explanation of Jewish customs.