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==Audience==
==Audience==
The audience is for Gentiles, and Mark may have been a Gentile himself as only he quotes Jesus noting the [[Sabbath]]'s application for all of mankind and not only Jews: Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”<ref>Mark 2:27 ([[NASB]]).</ref> That is not found in any other Gospel.<ref name="rsc.byu.edu"/> Mark describes Aramaic words and Jewish customs that would not be necessary for a Jewish audience. Mark was probably not Jewish himself, as he overstates the hand-washing ritual in Mark 7:3<ref>https://biblehub.com/mark/7-3.htm</ref> by saying that "all the Jews" performed the ritual,<ref>http://www.logicandlight.org/busted-14-marks-error-regarding-jewish-handwashing-rituals/</ref> and his use of "the" suggests he did view himself as part of the group.
The audience is for [[Gentile]]s, and Mark may have been a Gentile himself as only he quotes Jesus noting the [[Sabbath]]'s application for all of mankind and not only Jews: Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”<ref>Mark 2:27 ([[NASB]]).</ref> That is not found in any other Gospel.<ref name="rsc.byu.edu"/> Mark describes Aramaic words and Jewish customs that would not be necessary for a Jewish audience. Mark was probably not Jewish himself, as he overstates the hand-washing ritual in Mark 7:3<ref>https://biblehub.com/mark/7-3.htm</ref> by saying that "all the Jews" performed the ritual,<ref>http://www.logicandlight.org/busted-14-marks-error-regarding-jewish-handwashing-rituals/</ref> and his use of "the" suggests he did view himself as part of the group.
Also, only Mark declares that all foods are clean to eat now (but the rationale does not include unclean [[vaccine|vaccination]]). See [[Mark 1-8 (Translated)#7:18|Mark 7:18-19]]. The other Gospels do not include this, and even the [[King James Version]] resists this by limiting the exemption to all meat.
Also, only Mark declares that all foods are clean to eat now (but the rationale does not include unclean [[vaccine|vaccination]]). See [[Mark 1-8 (Translated)#7:18|Mark 7:18-19]]. The other Gospels do not include this, and even the [[King James Version]] resists this by limiting the exemption to all meat.