The external evidence thus points to Rome, or at least Italy. Much of the internal evidence, on the other hand, suggests the East.10 For example, in passages that are likely to be editorial, Mark speaks of the “Sea of Galilee” (θάλλασα τῆς Γαλιλαίας), a usage that does not correspond to the usual Greek and Latin names for that body of water, but reflects exactly Hebrew and Aramaic word formation.11 The use of such an expression points to a milieu in which Aramaic was spoken as well as Greek. The