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Understood today as the first written gospel, Mark seems to be the most direct and straightforward account of Jesus’ life. In his verse-by-verse commentary, Ralph P. Martin brings out the power of this eminently practical and persuasive Gospel. Martin emphasizes how Mark’s Gospel is a story of action—as encouraging and compelling today as when it was written.

The women of the gospel story were last at the cross (15:40–47) and they were first at the tomb. It is striking that these three faithful women play such a prominent role in discovering and announcing the resurrection of Jesus. Today we accept it as natural that women should appear alongside men in the gospel story, especially in light of Paul’s teaching in Gal 3:26–28. But for the Jews then who had such a low opinion of a woman’s status, especially in religious
Mark 16:1–8
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