John Mark - Revision history

Aschlafly at 17:41, April 19, 2026

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LT at 19:37, May 14, 2023

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Aschlafly: the Gospel of Mark is Gentile in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly Jewish

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the Gospel of Mark is Gentile in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly Jewish

Aschlafly: add citations

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Aschlafly at 17:43, May 14, 2023

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Aschlafly at 17:32, May 14, 2023

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Aschlafly: Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include ...

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Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include ...

Aschlafly: Redirecting to Mark

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Redirecting to Mark

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 '''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], such as {{bibleref|Acts|12|12}} and [[2 Timothy]], though believed by some as not holding authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.
-Speculations why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:
+John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark based on the following:
 * Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;
 * [[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;
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 * John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons on the basis alone that they shared one of those names.
-However, the Church Fathers strongly concurred in attributing the authorship of the Gospel of Mark to John Mark.<ref>Malick, David (July 3, 2004). [https://bible.org/article/introduction-gospel-mark An Introduction to the Gospel Of Mark]. ''Bible.org''. Retrieved May 14, 2023.</ref>
+However, some [[Church Fathers]] attributed the authorship of the Gospel of Mark to John Mark.<ref>Malick, David (July 3, 2004). [https://bible.org/article/introduction-gospel-mark An Introduction to the Gospel Of Mark]. ''Bible.org''. Retrieved May 14, 2023.</ref>
 ==References==

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-'''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], including {{bibleref|Acts|12|12}} and [[2 Timothy]], but probably not the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.
+'''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], such as {{bibleref|Acts|12|12}} and [[2 Timothy]], though believed by some as not holding authorship of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.
-Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:
+Speculations why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:
-*Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;
+* Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John;
-*[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;
+* [[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;
-*most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;
+* most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;
-*ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref>
+* ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref>
-*the [[Gospel of Mark]] is [[Gentile]] in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly [[Jewish]];
+* the [[Gospel of Mark]] is [[Gentile]] in expressions and understanding, while John Mark was probably partly [[Jewish]];
-*multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and
+* multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of him writing anything; and
-*John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names.
+* John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons on the basis alone that they shared one of those names.
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 {{New Testament Books}}
-[[category:Bible]]
+[[Category:Bible]]
-[[category:Gospels]]
+[[Category:Gospels]]

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 *most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;
 *ancient sources doubt that John Mark was the Mark the author;<ref>http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/scripture/37_023.pdf</ref>
 *multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and
 *John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names.
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 [[category:Bible]]
 [[category:Gospels]]

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 *[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark;
 *most scholars today reject the suggestion that John Mark was the same person as the author of the Gospel of Mark;
 *multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything; and
 *John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names.
 [[category:Bible]]
 [[category:Gospels]]

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~[[Mark]]	+	'''John Mark''' was an early [[Christian]] [[evangelist]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]], but probably not the author of the [[Gospel of Mark]] as some historians have suggested.
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		+	Reasons why John Mark was not the author of the Gospel of Mark include:
		+	*Mark was his surname, but the Gospel authors went by their first name, and his was John
		+	*[[Luke]] refers to John Mark disparagingly, yet Luke copied extensively in the [[Gospel of Luke]] from the Gospel of Mark
		+	*multiple references to John Mark in the New Testament make no mention of his writing anything
		+	*John was a common Semitic name, while Mark was a common Roman name; it is unjustified to link two persons just because they shared one of those names
		+	[[category:Bible]]
		+	[[category:Gospels]]