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The Gospel of Mark is concise: it contains a total of only 14,949 words, which can be easily read in its entirely in merely 2.5 hours. It has far less than half of the number of words in the [[Book of Genesis]].
The Gospel of Mark is concise: it contains a total of only 14,949 words,<ref>https://holyword.church/miscellaneous-resources/how-many-words-in-each-book-of-the-bible/</ref> which can be easily read in its entirely in merely 2.5 hours. It has far less than half of the number of words in the [[Book of Genesis]].
The Second Gospel was written in Greek, being that Greek was widely spoken in the Roman empire in the first century. [[Koine Greek|Greek]] was the ''lingua franca'' of the times.
The Second Gospel was written in Greek, being that Greek was widely spoken in the Roman empire in the first century. [[Koine Greek|Greek]] was the ''lingua franca'' of the times.