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There are eight (8) reasons why the date of authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] was soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it as an ongoing account:

There are eight (8) reasons why the date of authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] was soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it as an ongoing account:

*early in [[Paul]]'s ministry, not long after the [[Resurrection]], he quoted from the [[Gospel of Mark]] concerning "the sandals of whose feet I <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[John the Baptist]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> am not worthy to untie" {{bibleref|Acts|13|25}} ([[ESV]]) (taken from {{bibleref|Mark|1|7}})

*early in [[Paul]]'s ministry, not long after the [[Resurrection]], he quoted from the [[Gospel of Mark]] concerning "the sandals of whose feet I <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[John the Baptist]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> am not worthy to untie" {{bibleref|Acts|13|25}} ([[ESV]]) (taken from {{bibleref|Mark|1|7}})

*the [[Gospel of Mark]] omits subsequent events after the Resurrection, implying that it was finalized at the time of the Resurrection;

*the [[Gospel of Mark]], without the [[Mark ending]] apparently added later, omits subsequent events after the [[Resurrection]], implying that it was finalized with the Resurrection;

*the Gospel of Mark is concise and to-the-point, almost like notes, while a later work would have been (and was) more verbose;  

*the Gospel of Mark is concise and to-the-point, almost like notes, while a later work would have been (and was) more verbose;  

*it would have been immensely helpful to have an eyewitness account circulate among early [[Christian]]s, but secret from authorities who might have seized  it;

*it would have been immensely helpful to have an eyewitness account circulate among early [[Christian]]s, but secret from authorities who might have seized  it;