John Mark Research Paper

John Mark is one of the authors of the Gospels of Jesus Christ. His start as a follower of Christ is noted at first as a shaky start and could be attributed to the fact that he was a young man possibly in his late teens to early twenties. John Mark is the son of Mary making him the cousin of Barnabas the Missionary companion of Paul. He was a Jew by birth and most likely brought up in Jewish traditions and religious teachings. His early life centered around Jerusalem and because his mother was a woman of some means, he most likely received an above average education and training in the way of the Jewish traditions. But who was John Mark? Some scholars put him in the later part of Christ’s journeys. There is mention of a young man who fled naked at the time of Jesus’s arrest, and for some commentary’s and scholars they believe Mark was describing himself during this time, as no other Gospel mentions this specific incident of a young man fleeing naked. John Mark (Mark), most likely was one of the 120 who gathered in the upstairs loft on the day of Pentecost since Peter went to Mary’s house, mother of Mark, after the Angel released him from prison. This could have been a defining moment for the young Mark as he witnessed
They went from Antioch to Cyprus. Here is where Barnabas’s name comes into play since Barnabas means “son of encouragement”. Though there is not much more said about Barnabas’s trip even though it has become evident that it was a huge success. The Gospel was spread quicker with both Paul and Barnabas being separated and true to his name Barnabas was definitely an encouragement to Mark. Wiersbe stated in his New Testament Commentary, Barnabas wanted to give John Mark the chance to serve the Lord, basically to redeem himself for walking away on the first missionary journey. And redeem himself he most certainly