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Mark is a gospel. First gospel or not, Mark is surely the only New Testament book which calls itself a gospel. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" is the title of this work, and its self-designation ought to shape any interpretation which respects the text. "Gospel" can signify a literary genre, or a particular theological message, or a canonical writing normative in...

an expression of the divine necessity of Jesus’ death (Rom. 4:25; 8:32; Gal. 1:4; 2:20; Eph. 5:2, 25; 1 Tim. 2:6; Tit. 2:14) but also of their own inevitable experience in the service of the gospel (Mark 13:9–13; Acts 8:3; 15:26; 21:11; 28:17; 2 Cor. 4:11). The disciples did not understand Jesus’ word about death and resurrection, and they were afraid to ask him to explain it. Later disciples who read the text can identify with their human limitations, though Luke 9:45 excuses
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