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→Mark's Identity: Mark preferred Aramaic and quoted Jesus in Aramaic while the other authors of the Gospels did not. Also, Mark was the first to say that Jesus had changed the Jewish law for blasphemy, such that those who blasphemed a
Mark was almost certainly a [[Gentile]], as he describes without precision Jewish customs in his Gospel. Also, his bold opening sentence would have been blasphemy punishable by death under [[Jewish]] law, proclaiming (unlike the other [[the Gospels|Gospels]]) that his work is "the gospel of [[Jesus Christ]], the Son of [[God]]."<ref>Mark 1:1 ([[ESV]]).</ref> In addition, Mark was always an outsider with respect to [[the Apostles]], and was not invited into their group after the [[Resurrection]] or when a new 12th Apostle was chosen. Furthermore, Mark was more critical of the [[Sabbath]], the Apostles themselves, and even Jesus's family who rejected him, in his Gospel than other Gospel writers were. ''See'' Mark 3:21 (And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”<ref>[[ESV]].</ref>).
Mark was almost certainly a [[Gentile]], as he describes without precision Jewish customs in his Gospel. Also, his bold opening sentence would have been blasphemy punishable by death under [[Jewish]] law, proclaiming (unlike the other [[the Gospels|Gospels]]) that his work is "the gospel of [[Jesus Christ]], the Son of [[God]]."<ref>Mark 1:1 ([[ESV]]).</ref> In addition, Mark was always an outsider with respect to [[the Apostles]], and was not invited into their group after the [[Resurrection]] or when a new 12th Apostle was chosen. Furthermore, Mark was more critical of the [[Sabbath]], the Apostles themselves, and even Jesus's family who rejected him, in his Gospel than other Gospel writers were. ''See'' Mark 3:21 (And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”<ref>[[ESV]].</ref>).
Mark preferred [[Aramaic]] and quoted [[Jesus]] in Aramaic while the other authors of [[the Gospels]] did not. Also, Mark was the first to say that [[Jesus]] had changed the Jewish law for blasphemy, such that those who blasphemed anyone except the [[Holy Spirit]] would be forgiven.
===Traditional Misinformation about Mark===
===Traditional Misinformation about Mark===