Gospel of Mark
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- proper noun
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Evangelio de Marcos
- Most scholars believe that the Gospel of Mark was written in Syria by an unknown Christian, no earlier than 70 AD.
- the Gospel of Mark says Jesus
Examples
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It's in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark.
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So it is that we hear in the Gospel of Mark, in the verses immediately preceding those I just quoted:
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Let me use the Gospel of Mark as an example.
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However, let's look at the New Testament, specifically the Gospel of Mark.
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In its original form, the Gospel of Mark portrays the resurrection of Jesus only in the powerful image of the empty tomb.
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In the Gospel of Mark 8:27-38, Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"
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The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels.
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The Gospel of Mark tells how John the Baptist died through the wiles of Salome, daughter of Herodias, wife of Herod.
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Traditionally, Saint Matthew's Gospel was regarded as the earliest of the four Gospels, though scholars today tend to place the Gospel of Mark in that position.
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The Gospel of Mark recounts the miracles performed by Jesus during his ministry.
Synonyms
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The second and shortest book of the New Testament that tells about Jesus' life and teachings
A short New Testament book that tells about Jesus's life and teachings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'Gospel' (a book about Jesus) combined with the genitive/attributive 'of' plus the proper name 'Mark' yields the book attributed to Mark. This is a standard noun + of + name pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The Gospel of Mark gets its name from gospel, a word that means 'good news', and from Mark, a man early Christians said wrote it. One popular story says Mark gave a short, fast account of Jesus's life to share that 'good news', so today the name means the short book that tells Jesus's life and teaching.