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* the Gospel of Mark is the only one to include the parable about achievement without knowing how: The Parable of the Seed that Grows Itself ({{bible ref|Mark|4|26-29}});  

* the Gospel of Mark is the only one to include the parable about achievement without knowing how: The Parable of the Seed that Grows Itself ({{bible ref|Mark|4|26-29}});  

* the Gospel of Mark implies that it was other followers, not merely [[the Apostles]], who asked [[Jesus]] good questions (see {{bibleref|Mark|4|10}} - "And when he was alone, ''those present'' along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables."<ref>[[NASB]] quoted here (emphasis added).</ref>); and

* the Gospel of Mark implies that it was other followers, not merely [[the Apostles]], who asked [[Jesus]] good questions (see {{bibleref|Mark|4|10}} - "And when he was alone, ''those present'' along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables."<ref>[[NASB]] quoted here (emphasis added).</ref>); and

* the Gospel of Mark coined the anti-[[Establishment]] term—the "Herodians"—which Mark used twice while Luke and John declined to use the term, and Matthew used the term only once in copying from Mark.

* the Gospel of Mark coined the anti-establishment term—the "Herodians"—which Mark used twice while Luke and John declined to use the term, and Matthew used the term only once in copying from Mark.

Scientific testing confirmed that a recently discovered transcript from the Gospel of Mark dates from before A.D. 90, when Mark may have still been living given that he was merely a boy during the Ministry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223910/https://earliestchristianity.wordpress.com/category/textual-criticism/ First-Century Mark Manuscript: More News?] (web.archive.org)</ref>  Indeed, the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (and the Gospel of Matthew) are estimated to be from A.D. 60s.<ref name="McCall">http://www.levitt.com/essays/language</ref>  Those oldest manuscripts are in Greek, and no ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Matthew has ever been discovered in [[Aramaic]].<ref name="McCall"/>

Scientific testing confirmed that a recently discovered transcript from the Gospel of Mark dates from before A.D. 90, when Mark may have still been living given that he was merely a boy during the Ministry.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223910/https://earliestchristianity.wordpress.com/category/textual-criticism/ First-Century Mark Manuscript: More News?] (web.archive.org)</ref>  Indeed, the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark (and the Gospel of Matthew) are estimated to be from A.D. 60s.<ref name="McCall">http://www.levitt.com/essays/language</ref>  Those oldest manuscripts are in Greek, and no ancient manuscript of the Gospel of Mark or the Gospel of Matthew has ever been discovered in [[Aramaic]].<ref name="McCall"/>