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four examples from the Gospel suggesting it was written by a child eyewitness
The Gospel of Mark was the first to circulate, which again suggests it was written by a young, less discretionary author rather than a cautious adult.
The Gospel of Mark was the first to circulate, which again suggests it was written by a young, less discretionary author rather than a cautious adult.
The passages that appear ''only'' in the Gospel of Mark and not in the other Gospels tend to be parables or events that would impress a child more than an adult:
*the admission that the grower of seeds does not know how they grow (difficult for adults to admit), yet is able to harvest the crop (4:26-29)
*the withered fig tree (unlikely to impress and adult) and the power of [[faith]] (more difficult for adults to accept) (11:20-25)
*the widow's mite, having a lesson that would more likely surprise and impress a child (12:41-44)
*the lack of detail about how ''much'' money Judas Iscariot obtained for his betrayal of Jesus, as a child would not care about the actual amount (14:10-11)
Most telling about the likely young authorship of the Gospel of mark is this unique description that appears only at Mark 14:51-52:<ref>This translation is from the [[King James Version]].</ref>
Most telling about the likely young authorship of the Gospel of mark is this unique description that appears only at Mark 14:51-52:<ref>This translation is from the [[King James Version]].</ref>