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The Authorship Of Mark's The Gospel According To Mark

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From the very beginning, the message is clear in (Mark 1:1) stating Jesus is the Messiah as the prophet Isaiah had written.
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There are no internal claims to the authorship. It is believed that John Mark of Jerusalem is seen to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, however not signing the original document. "The Gospel According to Mark" was fixated to the script in the 2nd century when the Gospels were collected and there was a need to distinguish Mark's version from the others. Through external evidence Marcan authorship is supported post 70 AD by the testimony of bishop Papias in Asia Minor, who was connected with the disciples, recording that Mark had been Peter’s interpreter.
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