John Mark Influence

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Scholars have theorized that traditionally, John Mark, traveling partner of Paul and translator for Peter in Rome, wrote the Gospel of Mark. However, the writer fails to name himself in the Gospel printed work, so scholars are unable to confirm the creator of the writings. As a result, the Gospel is anonymous, and Mark is referred to as the author (Harris, 2014, p.137). Mark’s unique written works conveyed to others that following Jesus requires a desire to be in distress for one’s faith (Harris, 2014, p.137). Mark’s writings were written for the purpose of encouraging those who were experiencing pain and needed the motivation to stay faithful. Interestingly, the theme of Mark’s writings that suggested to scholars that the writings took