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How did Nate know Son of Man? When he was stabbing him he said it wasn't his fault.?

Jeannie I may be really up in the night on this, but here are some thoughts. I was at first put off a bit by the name Son of Man as that is a name used for Ch…moreI may be really up in the night on this, but here are some thoughts. I was at first put off a bit by the name Son of Man as that is a name used for Christ. However, the term is usually followed up by Son of God. With out that part, the character in the book is merely human and thus literally and figuratively forgiven by Love when told that it wasn't his fault.(less)

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