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*[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark; | *[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark; | ||
*most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark; | *most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark; | ||
| + | *ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref> | ||
*multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and | *multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and | ||
*John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names. | *John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[category:Bible]] | [[category:Bible]] | ||
[[category:Gospels]] | [[category:Gospels]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, May 14, 2023
John Mark was an early Christian evangelist mentioned in the New Testament, but probably not the author of the Gospel of Mark as some historians have suggested.
Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:
- Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;
- Luke refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the Gospel of Luke from the Gospel of Mark;
- most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;
- ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;[1]
- multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and
- John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names.