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Mark, often eclipsed by the other Synoptic Gospels, is now considered by many biblical scholars to be the earliest written gospel. This conclusion would place Mark closest to the historical Jesus. In his book, Douglas Hare examines Mark for modern Christians who are in search of the Jesus portrayed in these earliest known writings. What emerges is a Jesus whose moral and religious teachings are...

missing; even “disciple” is absent. No interest whatsoever is shown in what might have prepared the men to follow Jesus (had they heard him preaching the good news of God? had one or two of them encountered Jesus at the Jordan, as reported in John 1:35–40?). No words of response are attributed to them; mutely they abandon their nets. By paring away all superfluous details, Mark has laid all emphasis on Jesus’ authoritative command, “Follow me!” In the previous passage Jesus’ authority was hidden
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