Each gospel has its distinctive emphasis. Matthew is the Jewish Gospel, and Mark is the “action” Gospel. It is shorter than the other three Gospels, and its style tends toward a bare-bones summary of events instead of an elaborate account. The word immediately is a common transition or lead-in, and it appears thirty-five times. Along with this “quick hit” style, the author has a keen eye for vivid details and is good at description. Commentators regularly claim that Mark’s is the most circumstantial