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According to some scholars, it was customary for ancient holy men to use spit when curing afflictions. This may have been for dramatic effect to entertain the crowds, or it may have had a psychosomatic effect on the afflicted. Mark reported Jesus as using this technique in two episodes early in his ministry, in one case with difficulty. The first involved the cure of a deaf and dumb man (7:32), while the second was a blind man (8:23). Mark may have known of the miraculous cures, but may have had little information about what happened. He may have added these details, based on his general knowledge of ancient holy men. Thereafter, Jesus was recorded as effecting miraculous cures with relative ease.

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