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The Gospel of Mark is the first of the four Gospels to be written and evidence suggests that the place of origin for this gospel was Rome. This Gospel places its attention on what Jesus did. ... Marks account of Jesus is full of action and an excellent introduction for the unbeliever to the life of Christ. ... The Gospel of Mark is so titled because a man named Mark wrote it. ... Some scholars believe that evidence that this gospel is based on an eyewitness account can be found in the little details which this gospel preserves, details which can only have been known by an eyewitness.
Marks Gospel was written at a time when the Church was first experiencing great persecution because in 64 AD Rome had been destroyed by fire. ... Peter, it is believed, was finally executed in 67, and the gospel finally written in the year 70. ... However Mark did not sign his Gospel so there is no real way of knowing who wrote it. The earliest reference we have to the authorship of Marks Gospel comes the Church historian Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea (c. ... In all The Gospel of Mark records 18 miracles of Jesus (a similar number to Matthew and Luke) but only 5 parables compared to the 18 in Matthew and 19 in Luke.
Approximate Word count = 1070
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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