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Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist is unavailable, but you can change that!

The earliest and briefest of the four Gospels has traditionally been ascribed to a disciple named Mark. In some ages, it been overshadowed by its lengthier New Testament neighbors, but its pages hold rich rewards for those who ask the right questions. Who was “Mark,” and what were his purposes—historical, theological, or otherwise? How does he shape his story of Jesus, and what interpretation of...

the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple (70 C.E.). In the end, however, it is Mark’s understanding of what God did for humankind in and through Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of Man, and the Son of God, that is transmitted through this story of Jesus. This is what led to this gospel’s immediate inclusion within the Christian canon, and the ongoing reading and listening to this story that has taken place within the Christian community for almost two thousand years.
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