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| | *only this Gospel begins by calling itself "news", namely the "good news" ("gospel"), which suggests timeliness of the reporting rather than a retrospective or historical account; | | *only this Gospel begins by calling itself "news", namely the "good news" ("gospel"), which suggests timeliness of the reporting rather than a retrospective or historical account; |
| | *Mark introduces Rufus at {{bibleref|Mark|15|21}}, the only Gospel write to do so, and later [[Paul]] refers favorably to Rufus and his mother at {{bibleref|Romans|16|13}}; and | | *Mark introduces Rufus at {{bibleref|Mark|15|21}}, the only Gospel write to do so, and later [[Paul]] refers favorably to Rufus and his mother at {{bibleref|Romans|16|13}}; and |
| − | *the Gospel of Mark uses εὐθὺς 41 times, compared with only 10 times in the rest of the entire [[New Testament]], and the translation of εὐθὺς as "immediately ..." seems off: instead, it should be recognized as a term used for a contemporaneous account of events, as in "now ...". | + | *the Gospel of Mark uses εὐθὺς 41 times, compared with only 10 times in the rest of the entire [[New Testament]], and the translation of εὐθὺς as "immediately ..." seems off: instead, it should be recognized as a term used for a contemporaneous account of events, as in "now ...", "at this time ...", or "at this moment ...." |
| | == 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 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 have been part of the armed conflicts around Jerusalem that included the fall of the Second Temple in AD 70. |