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Old 08-22-2005, 12:22 PM   #41
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How can the reference to Onesiphorus searching out Paul after arrival in Rome be plausibly explained other than by Paul being in Rome ?
IIRC, Robinson's explanation is that Onesiphorus, upon hearing of his arrest, started looking for Paul in Rome but found him in Caesarea. As I said, "rather forced."

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Yes, an Eastern Orthodox scholar whose name escapes me has compiled a list of parallels.

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...and 19th century scholar Volkmar claimed that Mark's Jesus was a model of Paul. I have often wondered whether the Gerasene Demoniac was a reference to Paul, who was converted near that spot on the road to Damascus, in legend, and was also in chains....

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