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{{bgw| Mr 1:1 }} The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark is recording the gospel according to Peter. the gospel records Peter's recollection of the life of Christ shortly after the resurrection. References to scripture are likely from the memory of Jesus teaching  either in the upper room or   memory correlations with scripture he had learned. There is not a lot of evidence of understanding the deep things of the mystery, but a cursory understanding that what Jesus did was prophesied. This is a relative statement comparing him the the later gospels. 

He states that he is starting at the beginning of the gospel and will go on to tell of the preaching of John the Baptist. This is when he became aware of the redemptive mission of Christ, and relies on his memory and looks to scripture to validate his memory.