Gospel According to Mark

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A short New Testament book that tells about Jesus's life and teachings

noun
/ˈɡɑːspəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tə mɑrk/

: Evangelio según Marcos

Many scholars consider the Gospel According to Mark to be the first written of the four Gospels.

Examples

The Gospel according to Mark?

An American Haunting (2005)
In the Gospel According to Mark, we find some of the most important teachings of Jesus.
So let's read on into the depths of Chapter 7 of the Gospel According to Mark to learn more.

Blog text (31)
The Gospel According to Mark describes the miracles performed by Jesus during his ministry.

Synonyms

Mark

vsGospel According to Mark

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The second and shortest book of the New Testament that tells about Jesus' life and teachings

emphasizes that the account is recorded by its specific author

Gospel of Mark

vsGospel According to Mark

1 4.9

A short book in the New Testament that tells about Jesus's life and teachings

states its position as the second New Testament book rather than length

Surface Forms

Gospel According to Mark singular

Morphology

Gospel + According + to + Mark

The phrase is compositionally built from 'Gospel' (a book about Jesus) + 'according to' (as reported by) + 'Mark' (the author), so its meaning 'the Gospel as told by Mark' follows directly from the constituents. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'Evangelio según Marcos') and a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the intended reference.

Etymology

The Gospel According to Mark literally means the 'good news' told by Mark. Long ago, people named these church books by the person who told or wrote them, so the title shows that this short book is Mark's report of Jesus' life.