The Gospel of Mark (Gk. Κατὰ Μᾶρκον) is the second of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament but is believed by modern scholars to be the first gospel written, on which the other two synoptic gospels, Matthew and Luke, were partially based.[1] It was written anonymously[1] but has been traditionally ascribed to Mark the Evangelist (also known as John Mark), a cousin of Barnabas.[2] However, there are pieces of evidence that may confirm that the author of the Gospel of Mark was a disciple of Peter.[3] The gospel narrates the life of Jesus of Nazareth from his baptism by John the Baptist to the resurrection (or to the empty tomb in the shorter recension), but it concentrates particularly on the last week of his life (chapters 11-16, the trip to Jerusalem). Its swift narrative portrays Jesus as a heroic man of action,[1] an exorcist, a healer and miracle worker. It calls him the Son of Man[4], the Son of God[5], and the Christ[6] (the Greek translation of Messiah).   «   Summary from Wikipedia