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As a boy, Mark was able to be an eyewitness to the Passion until he was detected and nearly caught (which he describes without identifying himself). Most Apostles presumably could not attend the Passion. Roughly one-third of his [[Gospel of Mark
Mark was likely too young to be an [[Apostle]] of Jesus, and probably simply accompanied his mother (likely [[Salome]] as uniquely mentioned at {{bible ref|Mark|15|40}} and {{bible ref|Mark|16|1}}) when she followed Jesus. See the [[Gospel of Mark]] for a discussion of how young Mark was. Mark's description of [[Jesus]] walking on water is from the perspective of watching it from the shore, where someone too young to be with the [[Apostle]]s in the boat would have been.<ref>Mark 6:45-49.</ref> Mark's description thereby contrasts with that by the Apostles Matthew and John.<ref>https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/30437/why-is-it-only-matthew-who-records-peter-walking-on-water-in-matthew-1426-31</ref>
Mark was likely too young to be an [[Apostle]] of Jesus, and probably simply accompanied his mother (likely [[Salome]] as uniquely mentioned at {{bible ref|Mark|15|40}} and {{bible ref|Mark|16|1}}) when she followed Jesus. See the [[Gospel of Mark]] for a discussion of how young Mark was. Mark's description of [[Jesus]] walking on water is from the perspective of watching it from the shore, where someone too young to be with the [[Apostle]]s in the boat would have been.<ref>Mark 6:45-49.</ref> Mark's description thereby contrasts with that by the Apostles Matthew and John.<ref>https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/30437/why-is-it-only-matthew-who-records-peter-walking-on-water-in-matthew-1426-31</ref>
As a boy, Mark was able to be an eyewitness to the [[Passion]] until he was detected and nearly caught (which he describes without identifying himself). Most [[Apostles]] presumably could not attend the Passion. Roughly one-third of his [[Gospel of Mark]] is devoted to describing the Passion, and some have even called his Gospel "a passion narrative with an extended introduction."<ref>https://www.stjames.net.nz/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2021/01/The-Significance-of-the-Passion-Narrative-in-Mark.pdf</ref>
== Mark's Identity ==
== Mark's Identity ==