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Originally Posted by jediwill83
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John was speaking to Essene Jews and Pharisees who absolutely knew what John was referring to and who were raised from children on memorization and repetition of scripture and prophecy.
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John was the son of the High Priest. |
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John was speaking to Essene Jews and Pharisees who absolutely knew what John was referring to and who were raised from children on memorization and repetition of scripture and prophecy.
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Agreed. My point was, that any reading John's words not knowing the background, which most Jews would have known, would not know what he meant. Background info is sometimes vital.
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John was the son of the High Priest.
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I did not know this. And since the Bible does not say this could you direct me to a historical source?