Kata Markon

[JFAlward AT aol.com]

Is there a consensus on this list about the young man at Gethsemane?  

"A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus.  When 
they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind."  (Mark 14:51-52)
 

I've argued that the flight of the naked man was meant by Mark to 
symbolically expose the uncleanliness and shame of Jerusalem and the high 
priests:

”Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered."  (Isaiah 47:3 )

"Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored her  
despise her, for they have seen her nakedness." (Lamentations 1:8)  

Given the extremely tight connections Mark maintains between his gospels and 
the Old Testament, this explanation seems to be more likely to be correct 
than others I've heard.  Does anyone disagree?


Regards,

Joe Alward