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Mk 15:40c ... and Maria the of-James the younger, and of-Joses mother, and Salome, ...

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th phrases have these 11 narrator words ... kai Maria ē Iakōbou tou mikrou kai Iōsētos mētēr, kai Salōmē (and Maria the of-James the younger, and of-Joses mother, and Salome, ...).

The 11 narrator words are bottom up. The first 4 words "kai Maria ē Iakōbou" [and Mary the (mother) of James] are tangent to Mary the mother of the two men above her. Mary the Magdalene, even though she isn't mentioned, she is drawn below because she shares the same name as the Mary above her. The next 5 words put Joses to the left of James, tangent to their mother. The last 2 words are tangent to Solome who is separated from the other two Marys. The 11 words and 10 people leave no room for Jesus, who is not mentioned and doesn't need to appear because everyone knows he is on the cross. The two sons of Mary (who are either brothers or cousins of Jesus) represent the last two hours during which the Passover Lamb (Jesus) could be slaughtered.

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