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| | The '''Date of the Gospel of Mark''' is unjustifiably pegged to the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70, based very loosely on the eschatological, end-of-the-world talk in {{bibleref|Mark|13}}. | | The '''Date of the Gospel of Mark''' is unjustifiably pegged to the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70, based very loosely on the eschatological, end-of-the-world talk in {{bibleref|Mark|13}}. |
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| − | In fact, four considerations point to a date soon after the [[Resurrection]]: | + | In fact, at least five considerations point to a date soon after the [[Resurrection]]: |
| | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] omits subsequent events after the Resurrection; | | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] omits subsequent events after the Resurrection; |
| | *the Gospel of Mark contains remarkable detail that would fade if written long afterwards; | | *the Gospel of Mark contains remarkable detail that would fade if written long afterwards; |
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| | *the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]], both written within decades of [[Jesus]]'s ministry, copied extensively and independently from the Gospel of Mark which must therefore had been available far earlier; and | | *the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]], both written within decades of [[Jesus]]'s ministry, copied extensively and independently from the Gospel of Mark which must therefore had been available far earlier; and |
| | *the Gospel of Mark is by an [[Mark the eyewitness|eyewitness]], many of who were killed or scattered by years later. | | *the Gospel of Mark is by an [[Mark the eyewitness|eyewitness]], many of who were killed or scattered by years later. |
| | + | == Nonsensical Liberal Theories == |
| | + | With nonsensical [[liberal style]], [[liberal]]s have long asserted that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was written around the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in [[Jerusalem]]. But [[Mark]], a Roman name for a Gentile, showed no interest in politics, [[Hebrew]] culture, conflicts with the [[Roman Empire]], or the [[Old Testament]] as being consummated by [[Jesus]]. Nothing about Mark suggests that he would was have been part of the armed conflicts around Jerusalem that included the fall of the Second Temple in AD 70. |
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| | [[category:Gospels]] | | [[category:Gospels]] |