In the Footsteps of Judas and Other Defectors: The Gospels, Acts, and Johannine Letters (Biblia.com)

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B. J. Oropeza examines each book of the Gospels, Acts, and Johannine letters from an angle that is often neglected—religious aspostasy. He provides a thorough examination of how apostasy is viewed, opening up new veins of discussion on the issue. Looking at authorship, themes, and community affiliations Oropeza gives priority to Mark in the Synoptic Gospels before Matthew, combines Luke and Acts,...

The traditional view of the community behind Mark’s gospel suggests that it was written in Rome the middle to late 60s CE.1 According to the church father Papias and later sources, John Mark authored the gospel using the “memoirs” of Saint Peter.2 A close relationship between Peter and Mark is assumed in 1 Pet 5:13, and internal evidence from Mark’s gospel is said to support a Gentile or Roman audience. Among other

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