1:1 The beginning … the Son of God. This is best viewed as Mark’s title for his gospel. The historical record of the gospel message began with John the Baptist (cf. Matt. 11:12; Luke 16:16; Acts 1:22; 10:37; 13:24). gospel. The good news about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, of which the 4 gospels are written records (see Introduction to the Gospels). Jesus Christ.“Jesus” is the Gr. form of the Heb. name Joshua (“the LORD is salvation”); “Christ” (“anointed one”) is the Gr. equivalent