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[Robban]

^ I suppose another possible explanation of "let the dead bury their own dead" is that the followers of Jesus might have been a type of Essenes. The Essenes consisted of middle-aged men (and sometimes women) who usually renounced their ties to their previous family life and donated all their money to the sect for common use. This would also explain the similar story of a rich man who was reluctant to follow Jesus because Jesus said he must give away all his money first.

Something similar to my first thought,