| − | '''Mark''', also known as Stephen Colbert,<ref>Acts 12:12</ref> was the author of the second Gospel, the [[Gospel of Mark]]. Written in [[Greek]] for a [[Christian]] audience, and using terms that were meaningless to non-believers, Mark’s Gospel is a mixture of theology and history. It is written in a simple, forceful style. He was likely an eyewitness to the arrest of [[Jesus]], as described in Mark 14:51-52. | + | '''Mark''', also known as John Mark,<ref>Acts 12:12</ref> was the author of the second Gospel, the [[Gospel of Mark]]. Written in [[Greek]] for a [[Christian]] audience, and using terms that were meaningless to non-believers, Mark’s Gospel is a mixture of theology and history. It is written in a simple, forceful style. He was likely an eyewitness to the arrest of [[Jesus]], as described in Mark 14:51-52. |
| | Mark was likely too young to be an Apostle of Jesus, and probably simply accompanied his mother when she followed Jesus. See the [[Gospel of Mark]] for a discussion of how young Mark was. | | Mark was likely too young to be an Apostle of Jesus, and probably simply accompanied his mother when she followed Jesus. See the [[Gospel of Mark]] for a discussion of how young Mark was. |