Ezra (disciple of John)

Ezra is a disciple of John the Baptist who did not accept Jesus, separated from John, and formed a separate group in the south, becoming the founder of Mandaean religion, a religion that still exists today 137:2.2

In the Urantia Book

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandaeism

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Jesus to Galilee 137:2.2 — Mt 4:23; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:14; Jn 1:43.
• John's pronouncement 137:2.2 — Jn 1:35-37.
• Daniel quoted 137:2.2 — Dn 7:13.