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'''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], including {{bibleref|Acts|12|12}} and [[2 Timothy]], but probably not the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.

'''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], such as {{bibleref|Acts|12|12}} and [[2 Timothy]], though believed by some as not holding authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.

Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:

Speculations why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:

*Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;

* Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;

*[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;

* [[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;

*most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;

* most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;

*ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref>

* ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref>

*the [[Gospel of Mark]] is [[Gentile]] in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly [[Jewish]];

* the [[Gospel of Mark]] is [[Gentile]] in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly [[Jewish]];

*multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and

* multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of him writing anything; and

*John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names.

* John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons on the basis alone that they shared one of those names.

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