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The Gospel of Mark: Stucture and Identity

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In the entire Gospel according to Mark, who acknowledges the identity of Jesus (as Son of God)? What is the significance of this? Who does not acknowledge Jesus' true identity?

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The structure and reasoning behind Mark's gospel account are discussed in brief, focusing on the confession of Peter.

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The key to this kind of question is the structure of the text itself. As you may have noticed from reading it yourself, the Gospel of Mark has sixteen chapters; while it is true that verse numbering (and therefore chapter spacing) were inserted later as a means to effectively communicate the content of the account itself to a wider church audience, the ...

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