Introduction to the book

  • I Peter 5:13 – Mark was not a physical son. This is referring to a spiritual relationship.
  • Colossians 4:10
  • Mark worked with Peter and Paul.
  • Antioch – Jerusalem
    • Acts 11:29-30
  • Jerusalem
    • Acts 12:5, 12
    • Act 12:1-17 – Paul and Barnabas in Jerusalem.

Travels of Mark

  • Antioch (45 AD) – Acts 12:25
  • Salamis (48 AD) – Acts 13:5
  • Perga – Acts 13:13
  • Jerusalem (49 AD) – Mark back home
  • Antioch (52 AD) – Mark with Paul and Barnabas
  • Cyprus – Acts 15:37-39 – Mark with Barnabas (the last we hear about Barnabas)
  • Rome (63 AD) – Mark with Paul during his first imprisonment
    • Colossians 4:10-11; Philemon 1:23-24
  • Babylon (I Peter 5:13) – Mark with Peter in Babylon
  • Asia Minor (68 AD) – II Timothy 4:11 – Mark with Timothy during Paul’s second imprisonment
  • Rome: Until Paul was killed
  • Alexandria, Egypt – Preached and was martyred there

Timeline

  • Mark was written about 67 AD according to most sources, although some say it was written about 48 AD, before Matthew.