Mark's only use of Scriptures was to quote how Jesus mentioned Scriptures in arguing against the Pharisees, who relied heavily on their interpretation of Scriptures while opposing Jesus.
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The '''Fulfillment of Scriptures''' is a concept repeated in three of the [[Gospels]], but only once in the [[Gospel of Mark]].
The '''Fulfillment of Scriptures''' is a concept repeated in three of the [[Gospels]], but only once in the [[Gospel of Mark]].
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The fulfillment of [[Scriptures]] is a concept of little or no interest to the [[Gentiles]], such as the early [[Greek]] converts to [[Christianity]]. [[Mark]]'s lack of interest in the concept probably reflects his own [[Roman]] background.
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The fulfillment of [[Scriptures]] is a concept of little or no interest to the [[Gentiles]], such as the early [[Greek]] converts to [[Christianity]]. [[Mark]]'s lack of interest in the concept probably reflects his own [[Roman]] background. Mark's only use of Scriptures was to quote how Jesus mentioned Scriptures in arguing against the [[Pharisees]], who relied heavily on their interpretation of Scriptures while opposing Jesus.
== Gospel of Mark ==
== Gospel of Mark ==
The [[Gospel of Mark]] mentions [[Scriptures]] only 3 times, and all 3 times were quotes of [[Jesus]] as he rebuked [[Jewish]] leaders (typically [[Pharisees]]):
The [[Gospel of Mark]] mentions [[Scriptures]] only 3 times, and all 3 times were quotes of [[Jesus]] as he rebuked [[Jewish]] leaders (typically [[Pharisees]]):