The Liberated Gospel

It is generally agreed that Mark's Gospel was the first to have been written and that the Markan narrative created a literary form that inspired Matthew, Luke and, to a lesser extent, John to follow suit with the writing of their own gospels. But where did Mark go to find a framework that would shape his story?

This question has been debated for more than two centuries. Several theories have been propounded but none with sufficient evidence to gain broad acceptance. It is the thesis of this ...