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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Mark 15:24 → Psalms 22:18

Allusion

Later text

Mark 15:24BSB

And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.

Earlier text

Psalms 22:18BSB

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

+ 2 more earlier texts

Earlier text

Psalms 22:7BSB

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Earlier text

Psalms 22:1BSB

For the choirmaster. To the tune of "The Doe of the Dawn." A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Significance

Mark's crucifixion narrative is saturated with Psalm 22 allusions, interpreting Jesus' death through the righteous sufferer genre. Psalm 22 progresses from deepest distress and God-forsakenness (22:1-21) to expansive praise for deliverance (22:22-31). Specific allusions: (1) Dividing garments (15:24/22:18); (2) Wagging heads (15:29/22:7); (3) The cry of dereliction (15:34/22:1). Mark expects readers to "fill in the gaps" and anticipate vindication—Psalm 22 assumes Yahweh's deliverance. The centurion's confession as "Son of God" (15:39) represents the first Gentile response, beginning the nations' ingathering (cf. Ps. 22:27; Isa. 56:7 in Mark 11:17). The torn temple curtain (15:38) signifies the old temple's destruction and the beginning of the new, purified temple for all nations.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Typology + Promise-Fulfillment

▸ My God My God Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me

Linked Mentions 1

Anchor Texts 1

Psalm 22 — My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me

Mark 15:24 → Psalms 22:18

Significance

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