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John Mark accompanied the Apostle Peter and listened to his preaching. He most likely based his Gospel on the eyewitness account and spoken ministry of Peter. Mark did not write his Gospel in strict orderly sequence, but he recorded what Peter remembered of Jesus' words and deeds. The AntiMarcionite Prologue to Mark (A.D. 160-180) supports this:

"Mark recorded, who was called Colobodactylus, because he had fingers that were too small for the height of the rest of his body. He himself was the interpreter of Peter. After the death of Peter himself, the same man wrote this gospel in the parts of Italy".

There are many statements of the early church fathers that identify the "John Mark" who

is frequently mentioned in the New Testament as the writer. The earliest reference of this type is in Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History (ca. A.D. 326). Irenaeus (ca. A.D. 180-185), another early church father,

noted that Mark wrote after Peter and Paul had died. There would be no good reason for the early church fathers to say a non-apostle wrote the book of Mark if he did not

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