Gospel of Mark information

The Gospel of Mark^[a] is the second of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of the ministry of Jesus from his baptism by John the Baptist to his death, the burial of his body, and the discovery of his empty tomb. It portrays Jesus as a teacher, an exorcist, a healer, and a miracle worker, though it does not mention a miraculous birth or divine pre-existence.^[3] He refers to himself as the Son of Man. He is called the Son of God but keeps his messianic nature secret; even his disciples fail to understand him.^[4] All this is in keeping with the Christian interpretation of prophecy, which is believed to foretell the fate of the messiah as suffering servant.^[5]

Most critical scholars reject the early church tradition linking the gospel to John Mark,^[6]^[7]^[8] who was a companion of Saint Peter, and it is generally agreed that it was written anonymously for a gentile audience, probably in Rome, sometime shortly before or after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD.^[9]^[10]

^ ESV Pew Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2018. p. 836. ISBN 978-1-4335-6343-0. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
^ "Bible Book Abbreviations". Logos Bible Software. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Boring 2006, pp. 44.
^ Elliott 2014, pp. 404–406.
^ Boring 2006, pp. 252–53.
^ Sanders 1995, pp. 63–64.
^ Watts Henderson 2018, p. 1431.
^ Easley, Kendell H. (2002). Holman Quicksource Guide to Understanding the Bible: A Book-By-Book Overview. B&H Publishing Group. p. PT233. ISBN 978-1-4336-7134-0. Most critical scholars deny that Mark was the author or that he wrote on the basis of Peter's recollections
^ Leander 2013, p. 167.
^ Ehrman, Bart D. (2004). The New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-19-515462-2. Proto-orthodox Christians of the second century, some decades after most of the New Testament books had been written, claimed that their favorite Gospels had been penned by two of Jesus' disciples—Matthew, the tax collector, and John, the beloved disciple—and by two friends of the apostles—Mark, the secretary of Peter, and Luke, the traveling companion of Paul. Scholars today, however, find it difficult to accept this tradition for several reasons.

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[1] ESV Pew Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2018. p. 836. ISBN 978-1-4335-6343-0. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.

[2] "Bible Book Abbreviations". Logos Bible Software. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[FOOTNOTEBoring200644-4] Boring 2006, pp. 44.

[FOOTNOTEElliott2014404–406-5] Elliott 2014, pp. 404–406.

[FOOTNOTEBoring2006252–53-6] Boring 2006, pp. 252–53.

[FOOTNOTESanders199563–64-7] Sanders 1995, pp. 63–64.

[FOOTNOTEWatts_Henderson20181431-8] Watts Henderson 2018, p. 1431.

[9] Easley, Kendell H. (2002). Holman Quicksource Guide to Understanding the Bible: A Book-By-Book Overview. B&H Publishing Group. p. PT233. ISBN 978-1-4336-7134-0. Most critical scholars deny that Mark was the author or that he wrote on the basis of Peter's recollections

[FOOTNOTELeander2013167-10] Leander 2013, p. 167.

[Ehrman_2004_p.-11] Ehrman, Bart D. (2004). The New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-19-515462-2. Proto-orthodox Christians of the second century, some decades after most of the New Testament books had been written, claimed that their favorite Gospels had been penned by two of Jesus' disciples—Matthew, the tax collector, and John, the beloved disciple—and by two friends of the apostles—Mark, the secretary of Peter, and Luke, the traveling companion of Paul. Scholars today, however, find it difficult to accept this tradition for several reasons.

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