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Mark 1
Mark 1:1-13 Making a Straight Path Read the passage: Mark 1:1-13 Summary: The original readers of Mark’s Gospel were probably suffering persecution under Nero. Historian Tacitus recorded the severity of this time, documenting the brutal treatment of Christians. Amid this persecution, Mark’s Gospel arrives to provide hope and reassurance to believers clinging to God’s goodness…
Mark Introduction
Author: Tradition tells us that the author of this book is John Mark. Though he doesn’t claim authorship in his own writing, early scholars such as Papias, Eusebius, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian accept the fact that Mark is the writer of this Gospel. Date: Mark is generally accepted as the earliest of the…