| − | The '''Gospel of Mark''' is a simple, easy-to-understand account of the teachings, miracles and Passion of Jesus. This Gospel emphasizes how suffering and loss enhances one's [[faith]] and [[salvation]].<ref>''See, e.g.'', Mark 8:35.</ref> This Gospel was written by [[Mark]], who probably saw the events as an impressionable, open-minded young boy and then was the first to publish his eyewitness account later. Reportedly Mark became an apostle of Peter and a missionary companion of Paul, and ultimately founded Christianity in Egypt. | + | The '''Gospel of Mark''' is a simple, easy-to-understand account of the teachings, miracles and Passion of Jesus. This Gospel emphasizes how suffering and loss enhances one's [[faith]] and [[salvation]].<ref>''See, e.g.'', Mark 8:35.</ref> This Gospel was written by [[Mark]], who probably saw the events as an impressionable, open-minded young boy, who subsequently was the first to publish his eyewitness account. Reportedly Mark became an apostle of Peter and a missionary companion of Paul, and ultimately founded [[Christianity]] in [[Egypt]]. |
| | Scientific testing confirmed that a recently discovered transcript from the Gospel of Mark dates from before A.D. 90, when Mark may have still been living.<ref>https://earliestchristianity.wordpress.com/category/textual-criticism/</ref> Indeed, the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (and the Gospel of Matthew) are estimated to be from A.D. 60s.<ref name="McCall">http://www.levitt.com/essays/language</ref> Those oldest manuscripts are in Greek, and no ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Matthew has ever been discovered in [[Aramaic]].<ref name="McCall"/> | | Scientific testing confirmed that a recently discovered transcript from the Gospel of Mark dates from before A.D. 90, when Mark may have still been living.<ref>https://earliestchristianity.wordpress.com/category/textual-criticism/</ref> Indeed, the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (and the Gospel of Matthew) are estimated to be from A.D. 60s.<ref name="McCall">http://www.levitt.com/essays/language</ref> Those oldest manuscripts are in Greek, and no ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Matthew has ever been discovered in [[Aramaic]].<ref name="McCall"/> |