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| | In fact, at least five considerations point to a date of authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] to be soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it in the form of a diary kept during the events: | | In fact, at least five considerations point to a date of authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] to be soon after the [[Resurrection]], or even prior to it in the form of a diary kept during the events: |
| − | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] omits subsequent events after the Resurrection; | + | *the [[Gospel of Mark]] omits subsequent events after the Resurrection, implying that it was finalized at the time of the Resurrection; |
| − | *the Gospel of Mark contains remarkable detail that would fade if written long afterwards;
| + | *the Gospel of Mark is concise and to-the-point, almost like notes, while a later work would have been (and was) more verbose; |
| − | *the Gospel of Mark is concise and to-the-point, while a later work would be less terse; | + | *it would have been immensely helpful to have an eyewitness account circulate among early [[Christian]]s, but secret from authorities who might have seized it; |
| | + | *the Gospel of Mark contains remarkable detail early in [[Jesus]]s's ministry that would have faded in recollection if written long afterwards; |
| | *the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]], both written within decades of [[Jesus]]'s ministry, copied extensively and independently from the Gospel of Mark which must therefore had been available far earlier; | | *the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]], both written within decades of [[Jesus]]'s ministry, copied extensively and independently from the Gospel of Mark which must therefore had been available far earlier; |
| | *the availability of [[scribe]]s made it possible, even likely, that a disciple of [[Jesus]] dictated regularly to a scribe as the events unfolded; and | | *the availability of [[scribe]]s made it possible, even likely, that a disciple of [[Jesus]] dictated regularly to a scribe as the events unfolded; and |
| − | *the Gospel of Mark is by an [[Mark the eyewitness|eyewitness]], many of who were killed or scattered by years later. | + | *the Gospel of Mark is by an [[Mark the eyewitness|eyewitness]], many of who were killed or scattered soon after the Resurrection, and would not be expected to have a long, modern-type lifespan. |
| | == Nonsensical Liberal Theories == | | == Nonsensical Liberal Theories == |
| | With nonsensical [[liberal style]], [[liberal]]s have long asserted that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was written around the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in [[Jerusalem]]. But [[Mark]], a Roman name for a Gentile, showed no interest in politics, [[Hebrew]] culture, conflicts with the [[Roman Empire]], or the [[Old Testament]] as being consummated by [[Jesus]]. Nothing about Mark suggests that he would was have been part of the armed conflicts around Jerusalem that included the fall of the Second Temple in AD 70. | | With nonsensical [[liberal style]], [[liberal]]s have long asserted that the [[Gospel of Mark]] was written around the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in [[Jerusalem]]. But [[Mark]], a Roman name for a Gentile, showed no interest in politics, [[Hebrew]] culture, conflicts with the [[Roman Empire]], or the [[Old Testament]] as being consummated by [[Jesus]]. Nothing about Mark suggests that he would was have been part of the armed conflicts around Jerusalem that included the fall of the Second Temple in AD 70. |