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In this volume, Martin Hengel argues for the traditional view of the origin of the Gospel of Mark—that Mark wrote in Rome in AD 69, basing his work on the tradition handed down to him by Peter. Including an appendix on the reliability of the synoptic tradition by distinguished classical philologist Wolfgang Schadewalt, Studies in the Gospel of Mark is a direct challenge to the radical views of...

first and last conflicts with his opponents agree in this verdict (2:7; 14:64). We can only understand the significance of this action, which is narrated just once, at the beginning of Jesus’ activity, in connection with the two statements about atonement towards the end, if we investigate the description of the overwhelming power of sin in Mark, which Jesus encounters through his activity and death. It does not just affect his opponents or the mass of the people, but equally the disciples, including
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