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Here is a short version of who John Mark was as posted on the Link provided...Proinsias wrote:Thanks B.W, I've only read a few books of the OT, so that really helps put it in perspective. I need to read more.
Could I trouble you for some background on the author, John Mark?
I'll look for a few more links for you and if anyone alse has more details on John Mark - please postThe nephew of Barnabas the Apostle who traveled with Paul the Apostle on his first missionary journey and went back when things got tough. Later on Paul mentioned him in his epistle and said to send Mark because he was profitable in the ministry and he had been restored in fellowship with Paul. His mother had a large house probably in the center of town (perhaps even the place where the apostles first gathered) where the saints in Jerusalem would gather for preaching and prayer and that is where they were praying when the Apostle Peter was released from prison by an angle, which would indicate that they were somewhat well to do as well the fact that Barnabas sold land in Cyprus and gave the money to the Apostles would attest to the wealth of their extended family. The split between Paul and Barnabas in Acts 15 was over whether to take John Mark on their next missionary journey. In Christ, Pastor Ed
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