A: It is a tenet of Christian faith that Mark's Gospel is reliable. It should also be remembered that if Mark's Gospel is not reliable, then the other three New Testament gospels are also not reliable, since they were developed, directly (synoptics) or indirectly (John), from Mark.
A good reason for not considering Mark's gospel to be entirely reliable is its framework structure, a parallel structure1 which is so elegant that it could not have been a record of events in the order they really occurred. Even if all the events described by the author of Mark's Gospel really did happen, the structure requires him to have altered the sequence and importance of events.
The major structure of Mark:
Within these major milestones we find other pairs such as 9:1 and chapter 13:
Note that Mark originally ended at 16:8, with the young man telling the women that Jesus was risen and they fled, telling no one, with no resurrection appearance of Jesus. Verses 16:9-25 form what is now known as the "Long Ending" (there was also, at one stage, a "Short Ending") and were added to the Gospel at a later stage, to provide resurrection appearances and to more or less harmonise it with the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Therefore, verses 16:9-25 do not form part of the framework structure of Mark's Gospel.
A chiastic structure within Mark describes the final 24 hours, which are broken up into eight segments, each of exactly three hours, with the opening set beginning on the evening of the Last Supper and ending with the trial before the high priest and other senior priests and elders. The second set begins with the trial before Pontius Pilate and ends on the evening of the crucifixion:
Mimesis flags2 have been found scattered throughout Mark's Gospel. A credible reason for these could be that the author wanted those he regareded as true Christians to be able to find and recognise various passages that were literary creations, while outsiders were deceived.
Footnotes
1A parallel structure is a literary sequence in which an opening set of events is contrasted with another, parallel set of events that mirrors the first.
2Mimesis flags were used in ancient Greek writings to help readers identify sources from which the material or its style was copied. If they were easily recognised, they were regarded as boring and thought to reflect poorly on the literary skill of the author.
Mark's Gospel is considered reliable because it is believed to be one of the earliest accounts of Jesus's life and ministry, written within a generation of the events it describes. Additionally, its straightforward writing style and inclusion of specific details lend credibility to its historical accuracy. Scholars also note its consistency with other Gospels, such as Matthew and Luke, further supporting its reliability.
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Because Mark's gospel is the word of God which is truth and his gospel states: Mark 1.1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
"He is risen" are indeed significant words in Mark's Gospel as they proclaim the central message of the Christian faith, highlighting Jesus' resurrection. This event validates Jesus' identity as the Son of God and is foundational to the Christian belief in salvation.
Mark, who wrote the Gospel of Mark, was a disciple of Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus.
All Bible scriptures have authority for Christians. Since Mark's Gospel is also Holy Scripture inspired by God, it too has authority as God's word of truth.
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