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Gospel according to Mark

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gospel according to Mark 2d book of the New Testament. The shortest of the four Gospels and probably the earliest, it is usually thought to have been composed shortly before the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in AD 70. Tradition claims St. Mark as the author and St. Peter as the eyewitness authority who supplied much of his information. Because much of the material in Mark is found in the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke, it is likely that Mark's Gospel was an important source for those later Gospels (see Synoptic Gospels ). The Gospel of St. Mark may be divided into four sections:... Read more
Mark, Gospel according to Saint
Mark, Gospel according to Saint Second gospel in the New Testament, but the earliest in composition. It was written in c. ad 55–65, and is believed to be one of two reference works (the other being ‘Q’) used by Saint Matthew and Saint Luke in compiling their gospels. It is ... Read more
Gospel according to Saint John
Gospel according to Saint John fourth...from the other three Gospels (see Synoptic Gospels ), although it is...knew and used both Mark and Luke as sources. The Gospel opens with a prologue...composition is c.AD 100; according to 20th-century scholarship...R. Price, Three ... Read more

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