The "Gospel of Mark"

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This paper explains that John Mark, son of Mary, was not one of Jesus' original disciples; however, it is widely accepted that he traveled with Paul on his first missionary journey; Mark interpreted a story told to him by Peter, one of Jesus' disciples. The author points out that "Gospel of Mark" was written around 60 A. D. and was published in Rome; the thesis of Mark is to present Jesus as the Son of God while being fully human. The paper concludes that Mark gives readers examples of how Christians should live their lives as servants.

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"Because the Gospel of Mark is not laid out chronologically, the Mark's argument successfully focuses on the character of Jesus. The fact that Mark begins with Jesus' baptism and follows with an account of his ministry is Mark intention to prove that Jesus was indeed a servant of God as well as the Messiah, the Son of God. Mark's construction of the book is effective in this way because it presents with another angle of Jesus' life. He sets out to prove that Jesus is the Son of God who is a servant who suffers to fulfill his father's will. Mark has not neglected any real facts in this text. His gospel is filled with eyewitness accounts and it is also told to him through none other than Peter. These facts give the gospel a certain amount of credibility because it is not something that has been passed from one generation to another."

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