Analysis Of The Gospel Of Mark

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According to tradition, the Gospel of Mark was probably written by John Mark (Harris, 2014, p. 137). Papias, a Christian writer of 130-140 CE, identified the author of the Gospel of Mark as John Mark. Based on Papias’ reference, John Mark traveled with Paul and acted as an apostle for Peter in Rome. Furthermore, John Mark’s account of the Gospel is probably based on written sources, such as collections of Jesus’ parables, apocalyptic prophecies, oral accounts of Jesus’ story, and the suffering experienced by both Jesus and Mark’s community. However, modern scholars are not able to verify this tradition, due to the author of the Gospel of Mark not identifying himself in the text. Therefore, the authorship of the Gospel of Mark is marked