According to Frigge, 163, whoever the author of Gospel of Mark, he had familiarity with Roman world and sense of mission to the Gentiles and therefore the book was written before the destruction of the second temple in 70 CE (163). Hurst 1997-2013 states that “Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter wrote the Gospel of Mark which is the simplest, shortest, stories and most direct presentation of Jesus’ life written in common language of market place” Mark cultural background was similar to that of Jesus because we know that Joseph was a carpenter and Mark uses market place language to write to his audience. This was the language that his audience understood and that Mark as a writer was accustomed to. He introduces the gospel as good news to the people who had gone through a lot of suffering and agony in an attempt to heal their soul. Mark extends his writing to the career of Christ as well as his death and resurrection to confirm the identity of Jesus as savior the purpose he is referred to as "messiah" and "son of God"
Mark may have according to Cook 2008, revisited the account of Jesus life because Christianity was newly emerging in Roman and wanted to assure Roman authorities and prospective Gentile audience that it was neither
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The gospel writings touch on Jesus life and teachings as a biography by focusing on him as a hero through his words, thoughts and deeds. In 2004 article, Roskam argues the genre of Mark which falls with the kingdom of Graeco-Roman biography and she classifies is as an apologetic writing composed to help the audience defend themselves against the charge of causing unrest and endangering civil order (238). The purpose was to protect the faith of Jesus to his followers who might have been able to apostatize under external pressure of the ruling non-Christian