It’s the shortest of the four gospels, has no infancy stories, and ends abruptly. Yet for richness, suspense and eyewitness detail Mark often surpasses the other accounts of Jesus’ life.
29 November 2023, The Tablet
In praise of Mark – Liturgical Year B
Jesus healed the deaf man, putting his fingers in his ears, spitting and touching his tongue.
St Mark the Evangelist by Emmanuel Tzanes, now in the Benaki Museum, Athens.
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