New Testament · The Gospels
Mark
Mark moves fast and keeps the action in front of you. Jesus heals, teaches and confronts, and the question of who he is builds until the cross answers it.
- Authorship
- Traditionally attributed to John Mark, associated with Peter's preaching.
- Historical setting
- Galilee and Jerusalem, written for a wider Roman audience.
- Key themes
- The suffering Son of God · Immediate action · Discipleship failure · The cross
- Where it sits in the story
- The shortest Gospel and, for many readers, the best first door into the life of Jesus.
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