which purportedly came from the Elder. Furthermore, 1 Pet 5:13, regardless of the date of 1 Peter, can hardly support this distinction, since the mention of both Silvanus and Mark in 1 Pet 5:12–13 makes clear that “Mark” was the John Mark of Acts and the Pauline corpus who along with Silvanus (Silas) had also been a companion of Paul. Therefore, the traditional identification of Mark as being the John Mark of the NT seems to stand. Ultimately, however, the question of authorship is moot for our reading