might serve as a framework for the rediscovery of the life of Jesus. But perhaps Mark, in his compilation of a narrative guided by a theological agenda, did make an honest attempt to pass on to later generations what the events of the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus meant.26 After World War II (1939–1945) Wrede’s often forgotten insistence that Mark was primarily a theologian became increasingly important. Two major moments signaled the deepening scholarly appreciation