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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}}. Also, [[liberal logic]] for the [[Bible]] is that when a work is known to have been composed before a certain event, as in the Temple's destruction in AD 70, then [[liberal]]s say that is when the work was written.

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}}. Also, [[liberal logic]] for the [[Bible]] is that when a work is known to have been composed before a certain event, as in the Temple's destruction in AD 70, then [[liberal]]s say that is when the work was written to assign as late a date as possible.

In fact, at least five considerations point to a date soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it in the form of a diary kept during the events:

In fact, at least five considerations point to a date of authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] to be soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it in the form of a diary kept during the events:

*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;