The Gospel According to Mark

The Gospel According to Mark is the second book of the New Testament and the shortest of the four Gospels. It presents a fast-paced and action-oriented account…

This shortest of all New Testament gospels is likely the first to have been written, yet it often tells of Jesus’ ministry in more detail than either Matthew or Luke (for example, the miracle stories at Mk 5:1–20 or Mk 9:14–29). It recounts what Jesus did in a vivid style, where one incident follows directly upon another. In this almost breathless narrative, Mark stresses Jesus’ message about the kingdom of God now breaking into human life as good news (Mk 1:14–15) and Jesus himself as the gospel of God (Mk 1:1; Mk 8:35; Mk 10:29). Jesus is the Son whom God has sent to rescue humanity by servi…