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It is not known where the Gospel was written, but there are some clues that may help. The book was written in Greek by a person with some knowledge of Judaism, but apparently very unfamiliar with Palestinian geography. It seems that the book was written in poor Greek, yet the writer was a quite skilled writer.

Mark's Gospel may have been written in Rome, but the fact that the author chose to write in Greek suggests that the eastern Empire was more likely. However, it was unlikely to have been written in Palestine, since his readers would have recognised the geographic errors. Tyre and Sidon have been suggested as probable locations for Mark. Here he would have been familiar with the early Christian traditions of northern Syria.

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