*the [[Gospel of Mark]] was the fearless work of the outsider [[Gentile]] eyewitness [[Mark]], whose mother [[Salome]] was among the first to see the empty tomb; [[liberal denial]] conceals this history to discourage conversion by Gentiles to [[Christianity]];<ref>[[Salome]], mentioned by {{bible ref|Mark|16|1}}, was likely [[Mark]]'s [[Aramaic]] mother who made Mark an eyewitness who initiated [[the Gospels]].</ref> | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] was the fearless work of the outsider [[Gentile]] eyewitness [[Mark]], whose mother [[Salome]] was among the first to see the empty tomb; [[liberal denial]] conceals this history to discourage conversion by Gentiles to [[Christianity]];<ref>[[Salome]], mentioned by {{bible ref|Mark|16|1}}, was likely [[Mark]]'s [[Aramaic]] mother who made Mark an eyewitness who initiated [[the Gospels]].</ref> |