Talk:Mark the eyewitness

How did Mark witness the events in parts of chapters 9, 13, and 14 of his Gospel?

In Mark 9:2–13 and nearly all of chapter 13, how could Mark have directly been present to be an eyewitness? At the transfiguration, Jesus took only the inner three, and at the Mount of Olives, it was only the inner three plus Andrew. And at the Last Supper, it was only Jesus and the 12 Apostles. I simply don't see sufficient evidence for his direct presence and witnessing those events described in his Gospel, and therefore other sources were needed for the compilation... namely Peter the Apostle!

Also, isn't Mark the Evangelist the better standard title? At the very least, I recommend capitalizing "Eyewitness." —LT ^{(Matthew 26:52)} Monday, 11:05, May 15, 2023 (EDT)

Great points, all of them. But Mark was a boy who tagged along, mostly unnoticed. Women who were there also tended not be specifically mentioned. The Last Supper omits mention of the servers. All this is standard literary style, and how all scribes would omit mention of their own presence. Court reporters in court do not typically record their own comments.

The modern trend is for less capitalization. On the internet people frequently uncapitalize things formerly capitalized. How about "e.e. cummings," the famous poet? We should probably decapitalize him here, as he preferred.--Andy Schlafly (talk) 12:53, May 15, 2023 (EDT)

To respond to your first point, that does seem to be an excellent analysis, though solid evidence may be needed if you're going to counter the entire testimony of the Church Fathers which affirm John Mark as the author of the Gospel of Mark. As for the second point, I say it's better to follow the older, conservative traditions as opposed to comparably recent liberal revisions of vernacular. —LT ^{(Matthew 26:52)} Monday, 13:42, May 15, 2023 (EDT)