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Explain how Mark shows the difference between Jesus and the Pharisees over the observance of the Sabbath
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R.E Coursework Question 1 Explain how Mark shows the difference between Jesus and the Pharisees over the observance of the Sabbath Jesus and the Pharisees face each other and test each others' religious and spiritual knowledge and understanding regularly in Mark's gospel. These common conflicts brought emphasis to just how much Jesus knew about God's opinions of the Sabbath in comparison to the Pharisees. On many occasions he even outsmarted the great teachers of the law. Jesus was constantly the first to be confronted by the Pharisees but always the one to make the last point, because as much as they tried the Pharisees could never beat Jesus in a test of spiritual and religious knowledge. However, they persisted in their pursuit of finding faults in every little action Jesus performed. We can understand more about the Sabbath if we find out its original meaning and why this certain day has...
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