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nomorenomore08

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3. It's certainly not impossible. There is mention of a "beloved disciple" after all.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 05:09 AM

Mar 2014

What degree of romantic or sexual component there may have been to their relationship, I have no idea, but a "gay Jesus" would certainly explain his declining to marry in a time when nearly all Jewish men did.

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It's certainly not impossible. There is mention of a "beloved disciple" after all. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #3

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