The earliest (and shortest) Gospel, the beginning of the good news about Jesus, makes a strong and enduring contribution to telling the story of Jesus. See my earlier posts at https://johntsquires.com/2021/03/19/1-where-has-mark-gone/ and https://johntsquires.com/2021/03/20/2-mark-collector-of-stories-author-of-the-passion-narrative/ This is the claim that the suffering and death of Jesus was the very essence of his task. The whole narrative of … Continue reading 3 Mark: placing suffering and death at the heart of the Gospel